Wilson, V. (2012) Reflections on reducing insulin to lose weight. Nursing Times, 108 (43). pp. 21-22. ISSN 0954-7762

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Abstract

Diabulimia is not a recognised medical condition, although it is thought to affect one-third of women with type 1 diabetes. Diabulimia involves deliberately omitting or reducing insulin dosages to lose weight. This article reports the reflections of women with long-duration type 1 diabetes who said that they had manipulated their insulin in the past to lose weight. Many were now dealing with serious heart and neuropathic complications, which they felt were a result of their diabulimia.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	diabulimia, diabetes, weight loss, eating disorders
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology R Medicine > RT Nursing
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Health & Social Care
Related URLs:	Publisher
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:23
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/9542

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