Diabulimia: Diabetic Young Women Skipping Shots to Lose Weight
The BBC is reporting that thousands of young women and teenage women with type 1 diabetes are intentionally skipping injections to fuel weight loss.
People with type 1 diabetes need daily injections to help them absorb glucose to use as fuel. Failure to take correct doses can lead to rapid weight loss.
Charity Diabetes UK estimates that up to one-third of young women with the disease miss injections to stay thin.
Doctors warn that the "diabulimia" eating disorder can lead to blindness, heart and kidney disease.
US doctors recently went public on their concerns about the practice.
It is very sad to read about teen girls and young women suffering from type 1 diabetes engaging in the very dangerous behavior of skipping insulin shots simply to lose weight. You can read more about diabulimia here and here. A personal story about diabulimia can be found here.
