Recent research shows that not only are female* Type 1 Diabetics at twice the risk of developing
Anorexia or Bulimia, but also as many as 40% of 15 – 30 year olds regularly omit insulin. This practice can have devastating consequences such as organ failure, infertility, blindness, and in the
worst cases death. Despite the horrific complications and staggering prevalence, Deliberate Insulin Manipulation/Omission or ‘Diabulimia’ as the press have named it, is not diagnosable and there are no current guidelines for the NHS in the UK on how to deal with the issue. Click here for more
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