Diabulimia is a serious eating disorder that most people have never heard of
Written by: Beyond Type 1 Editorial Team
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March 1, 2019
Diabulimia involves a person with diabetes who purposefully restricts insulin in order to lose weight. Warning signs include: rapid weight loss with normal or heavy eating, high A1C (blood sugar levels), physical exhaustion, increased appetite (the body’s cells are essentially starving), mood changes, decreased concentration and motivation (this can be seen in changes in academic and professional performance) and recurrent diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA, without any explainable cause (which can be life-threatening), according to Beyond Type 1.
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