Has anyone heard of diabulima, a
combination of an eating disorder with
diabetes? Does anyone know any
information about it that they could
share? Thanks a lot
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sandyallen
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Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Diabulima Posted: 10-01-04 23:11pm
My opinion is if you have this, you need
to seek help a.S.A.P! I do know that if
you are a diabetic and if you do not eat
that you can end up in a coma, in a
hospital with tubes and i.V's., to me you
would be playing with fire and totally
messing with your health and could
possibly end up brain dead. I am no Dr.,
but I work around diabetics and I have
seen this happen, if you or someone you
know is doing this get help!
Sincerely,
sandy
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ladymarmalade99
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 42
Posted: 10-02-04 11:55am
Thanks for the advice, i've only done it
twice and it makes my heart race like
crazy and makes me sleepy and thirsty and
so on...I don't think I have diabulima
because i'm not planning to ever doing it
again. Ps. I have an eating disorder
too.
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cnease
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Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 2
Daibulimia Posted: 11-04-04 11:01am
Hi,
i have had diabulimia for 12 years.
Please if you are thinking of continuing
the behavior, dont! Easier said than done
I know because I can't break the habit
myself. I am only 30 years old an
starting to really suffer the
consequences.
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ladymarmalade99
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 31 Jul 2004 Posts: 42
Posted: 11-05-04 21:10pm
Please tell me - what consequences are
there? I've been omitting my insulin for
days. I can lose up to 7 pounds in 2 days
which is crazy. I want to lose about 20
more and then i'm plannning to stop. I am
also very afraid of what could happen to
me. I am only 17, still young and stupid
but obsessed with losing weight. Can you
please tell me more of your experience,
how many days would u skip insulin and how
much did u lose and how did u feel
afterwards? Thanks alot
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cnease
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posts: 2
Posted: 11-08-04 09:42am
Some of the consequences that I have
started to experience are decreased
vision, neuropathy in my legs and feet,
dka, abnormal heart beat, and chronic
infections, the last one that I had in
august spread so quickly that I had blood
poisioning in a matter of hours and spent
9 days in icu. I had to have a port put
into my chest with a tube that went into
my heart so that after I left the hospital
I could have iv antibiotics 3 times a day
for 6 weeks. It was not fun. Telling you
this in writing may not seem like a big
deal, but it is! No one as young as you
and I should have a port sticking out of
them and a visiting nurse coming to see
them everyday after work. Also, think of
the costs. I have insurance but if I had
not, I would be in the hole for $180,000
for the cost of that hospital stay.
I am not preaching because I still
practice the behavior daily, I just don't
want to se others go through the same
thing. It starts out exciting because you
lose weight so quickly, it feels like a
high, but as the years go on it becomes an
addiction. Sometimes you don't even want
to do it but you feel almost obligated.
As far as how long I have gone without
insulin, years at a time, it is a miracle
that I am still alive. I have been in
in-patient treatment for this eating
disorder along with bulimia 3 times. I
have been told that if I continue this
behavior, there is no doubt that I will
die a very early death, and it will be
long, and painful with lots of suffering.
Maybe you should think about that.
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wakttoo
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Mar 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 03-24-08 04:48am
hi ive just heard about this disorder i
would like to try this as im grosly over
weight and had diabeatis for about 7 years
im 37 years and male
being over weight kills you so would it
matter and i take metformin if just taking
metformin and a diat till you reach your
weight target would this cause any
complications then resume with insulin has
any one tried this or any been on
metformin and tried this what
complications so please let us know
cheers dave
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louise91
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 05-20-08 15:39pm
hi
am just wondering.... iv never not taken
my insulin before an iv been a diabetic
for 5 years but iv recently put on weight
an i wanna lose it before i go on holiday,
do u rekon if i dont take my insulin just
once that il be alrite an will i even lose
any weight? aswel do u put the weight
straight back on agen wen u start takin
the insulin?
thanks
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