Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Many women with type 1 diabetes are able to manage their condition thanks to insulin injections, but weight gain is an all too common side effect that may be considered taboo to talk about.
The disordered eating that sometimes follows this weight gain is also rarely discussed.
This dual diagnosis is casually referred to as “diabulimia.”
“Diabulimia is a method used by [individuals] with diabetes to lose weight by under-dosing or failure to take insulin,” said Amy Klimek, an eating disorder program coordinator at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center.
http://www.empowher.com/diabetes-ty...iabulimia-2-women-share-their-success-stories
The disordered eating that sometimes follows this weight gain is also rarely discussed.
This dual diagnosis is casually referred to as “diabulimia.”
“Diabulimia is a method used by [individuals] with diabetes to lose weight by under-dosing or failure to take insulin,” said Amy Klimek, an eating disorder program coordinator at Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center.
http://www.empowher.com/diabetes-ty...iabulimia-2-women-share-their-success-stories