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Diabulimia: Health Risks of Diabulimia
Diabulimia: Health Risks of Diabulimia
Diabulimia is 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 as an eating disorder. While diabulimia is generally associated with use of
insulin, an individual with diabetes may also suffer from another eating disorder as well.
High Cholesterol
Bacterial skin infections
Yeast infections
Menstrual disruption
Staph infections
Retinopathy
Neuropathy
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Atherosclerosis (a fattening of the
arterial walls)
Stroke
Coma
Death
2012 National Eating Disorders Association. Permission is granted to copy and reprint materials for
educational purposes only. National Eating Disorders Association must be cited and web address listed.
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org Information and Referral Helpline: 800.931.2237
Next steps?
What do I do if someone I know may have diabulimia?
Contact the Helpline! We can discuss ways to talk to friends and loved ones, refer you to diabulimia
specialists, and find support.
Resources
Diabulimia Helpline. Diabulimia Helpline: Home. Retrieved November 29, 2012, from
http://www.diabulimiahelpline.org/
Quizzes | Could You Have an Eating Disorder?. (n.d.). Diabetes | Type 1 Diabetes | Type 2 Diabetes.
Retrieved November 29, 2012, from
http://www.dlife.com/diabetes/quiz/showQuiz.html?quizId=7111611&utm_source=Update20100226&utm_medium=eNewsletter&utm_content=Updatenewsletter&utm_campaign=dLife-eNewsletter
2012 National Eating Disorders Association. Permission is granted to copy and reprint materials for
educational purposes only. National Eating Disorders Association must be cited and web address listed.
www.NationalEatingDisorders.org Information and Referral Helpline: 800.931.2237