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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 1648497" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Honestly, I think you're overthinking this (not uncommon when people are suffering from an eating disorder). Your doctor has told you that you don't have diabetes, and your symptoms are consistent with the dietary restrictions that have caused an eating disorder. Many of the people on here will be giving you advice about diets suitable for diabetics, many of whom are trying to lose weight, which you are not. I strongly suggest you seek advice from a dietician about refeeding, asap. 1500 calories is probably not enough to maintain your weight, let alone increase it, though it may be an appropriate when refeeding. If it were not for the refeeding risk, I would be urging 3 meals and 3 snacks a day, a normal mix of carbs, proteins, fats. I'm surprised that your doctor just told you to do refeeding gradually, without any more info. I'm assuming that your BMI can't be that bad, otherwise he should have admitted you to hospital. (Which also means that your refeeding risk isn't that bad?). Actually, from my observations of young people in an eating disorder unit, they all got 3 meals and 3 snacks a day, it's just that the quantities were less when they were refeeding.</p><p></p><p></p><p>None of these readings will send you to hospital, though they might be less than ideal if maintained over several years. </p><p></p><p>A starving person feels like sh*t, irrespective of their medical condition(s).</p><p></p><p>Disclaimer : I am not a doctor or a dietician, though a family member did have an eating disorder (now recovered).</p><p></p><p>Good luck, I hope you feel better soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 1648497, member: 372717"] Honestly, I think you're overthinking this (not uncommon when people are suffering from an eating disorder). Your doctor has told you that you don't have diabetes, and your symptoms are consistent with the dietary restrictions that have caused an eating disorder. Many of the people on here will be giving you advice about diets suitable for diabetics, many of whom are trying to lose weight, which you are not. I strongly suggest you seek advice from a dietician about refeeding, asap. 1500 calories is probably not enough to maintain your weight, let alone increase it, though it may be an appropriate when refeeding. If it were not for the refeeding risk, I would be urging 3 meals and 3 snacks a day, a normal mix of carbs, proteins, fats. I'm surprised that your doctor just told you to do refeeding gradually, without any more info. I'm assuming that your BMI can't be that bad, otherwise he should have admitted you to hospital. (Which also means that your refeeding risk isn't that bad?). Actually, from my observations of young people in an eating disorder unit, they all got 3 meals and 3 snacks a day, it's just that the quantities were less when they were refeeding. None of these readings will send you to hospital, though they might be less than ideal if maintained over several years. A starving person feels like sh*t, irrespective of their medical condition(s). Disclaimer : I am not a doctor or a dietician, though a family member did have an eating disorder (now recovered). Good luck, I hope you feel better soon. [/QUOTE]
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