The behaviours of someone managing their diabetes, and someone in the grips of an eating disorder, are often similar. This is where many people with diabetes and an eating disorder run into problems – what is ‘good’ diabetes management, and what is disordered eating? Often, we are praised by healthcare professionals for behaviours that would … More Do you have an eating problem?
We can only let ourselves truly heal by letting go of the numbers-the goal weight, the calorie and carb targets, the unrealistic expectations we place on ourselves. … More On Goal Weights – Diabulimia
You were forced into a world of numbers and obsession over health. Is it any wonder that you struggle with food? … More Diabetes Care or Eating Disorder?
It is a scary concept to start something in which you have no rationale with how to get through it. … More I Am Not A Yogi – Some Words For 2016
The holiday season when you have an eating disorder is hard. The holiday season when you have diabetes is hard. What happens when you’re lucky enough to have both? When you have two illnesses that are so interconnected, it’s hard to know where one stops and the other begins. How do we get ourselves through … More Surviving the holidays
“There is a reason you are alive, and regardless of what stage of your journey you are in, you can take one step today” … More Now is the time for recovery
“What is this, that would tear me into pieces, making my body chew itself alive, along with any ability to reason, function and make decisions? Who are you, to destroy my sleep, my energy, my ability to see truth and myself for who I am? How dare you try and steal my life from me”. Anger can be … More Anger, Diabetes, and Eating Disorders
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The excellent Victoria Derbyshire programme included very interesting coverage of Diabulimia today. Diabulimia is defined as an eating disorder which may affect those with Type 1 Diabetes. Diabulimia is the reduction of insulin intake to lose weight. Diabulimia is considered a dual diagnosis disorder: where one has diabetes as well…
Here’s a newsflash. The ED never tells the truth. … More Diabetes & Eating Disorders: 5 Classic Lies
If you can find a tiny part of yourself to say “I need help”, there is always, always, always hope … More Depression, Diabetes, and ED’s: 3 Key Strategies
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