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Posted on Jun 20th 2007 7:02AM by Maggie VinkFiled Under: Diet & Weight Loss, Motivation
Diabulimia, or insulin omission, is the practice of minimizing or skipping insulin treatments altogether to lose weight. A risky and potentially deadly way to lose weight, diabulimia is most commonly seen in teenage girls and young women. One expert estimates that 450,000 people with Type 1 diabetes have skipped insulin treatments in the name of weight loss. Studies show that women with Type 1 diabetes are twice as likely to develop an eating disorder.
Omitting insulin treatments puts people with Type 1 diabetes at risk of organ damage, coma, and even death. According to a Joslin Diabetes Center doctor, patients who skip insulin treatments will wind up with severe complications much earlier. Insulin, a natural substance that Type 1 diabetics don't produce enough of, is necessary for carrying glucose from the blood stream to the cells. Warning signs of diabulimia include a change in eating patterns (such as eating more but losing weight) and frequent urination.
According to the American Diabetes Association, insulin omission has been known for years as a dangerous practice, but the term "diabulimia" is new.
Omitting insulin treatments puts people with Type 1 diabetes at risk of organ damage, coma, and even death. According to a Joslin Diabetes Center doctor, patients who skip insulin treatments will wind up with severe complications much earlier. Insulin, a natural substance that Type 1 diabetics don't produce enough of, is necessary for carrying glucose from the blood stream to the cells. Warning signs of diabulimia include a change in eating patterns (such as eating more but losing weight) and frequent urination.
According to the American Diabetes Association, insulin omission has been known for years as a dangerous practice, but the term "diabulimia" is new.
