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Thanks so much for your support today and great words of advice and comfort. I will certainly take some of the comments on board. She lives on virtually a carb free diet on the non bingeing days, excercises 3 times a week at the gym and is a very bright, articulate girl who knows more about...

Thanks sue Yep, its a toughie. Even if I just raise awareness on the site to parents of diabetic children and to know what to look out for it's a start. Thanks for your support anyway. xx

Hi I personally think carbs at any age should be monitored. Even low sugar varieties of breakfast cereals are misleading. I check the back of the boxes and try and ensure that I buy no more than 10g of carb sugar (ideally 5 but difficult to get) - A diabetic diet is actually a healthy diet for...

Hi everyone, new to the site so hello to you all! My daughter was diagnosed with diabetes at 12 (not a great age with hormones kicking in :( ) and developed "disorded eating" pretty soon after. She is nearly 18 and has been abusing insulin ever since. How she has managed to survive until now is...