diabulimia

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    Weight gain that doesn’t make sense

    Hello, I have a history of diabulimia and am working really hard on taking my insulin, however it makes me gain significant weight (2 dress sizes within a month) just from doing my insulin. I don’t eat unhealthy foods often, infact I have a habit of restricting so my daily calories are not...
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    Extreme depression/burnout

    Hi I am really struggling at the moment. I have been trying to communicate my concerns with my doctors for so long I’ve lost all hope or fight to look after myself at all. I really struggle with MDI due to complex mental health issues and I know a pump would take away some of that struggle...
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    Type 1 Is it my fault I have multiple chronic illnesses?

    I was diagnosed with type one diabetes in 2016, for 4 years (2016/2017/2018/2019) I didn’t look after my diabetes or myself. I was a mess. Refused to prick my finger, didn’t take insulin, for the first 2 years I did suffer with diabulimia, as I had a lot of issues with my weight but soon got...
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    Diabetic Frustration

    Hello friends! I'm brand new to this site and still figuring out how to navigate it but I found myself here and Ive been needing to let out diabetic frustration for so long, thank you in advance to anyone who reads this whole thing! I'm a 23 year old t1 girl who has been diagnosed for 15 years...
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    I’m being diagnosed with an eating disorder

    Is anybody else in the same boat? Have you had treatment? What was it like if you have? I’m not sure what to expect really, having diabetes and an eating disorder is not the dream combination, struggling to get through the day generally when it comes to food. It’s exhausting. I also struggle...
  6. dolliediabetic

    New to the Forum!

    Hello all! My name is Hollie, I've just joined the forum. I've been diabetic now for 12 years. Unfortunately diabulimic and totally burntout for the most part (My hba1c hit 157 and that's when I knew it was time to try a little harder ;) ) I have a little staffie who alerts me to my lows. Home...
  7. MBRITO14

    Diabulimia

    Hello, Since child I was slightly overweight and always had lack of confidence on my self. I was diagnosed in 2013 with type 1 and one of my symptoms was loosing weight ( around 14kg). I was doing everything as I should and my Hba1c was just perfect until I realise I was putting weight again...
  8. asortafairytale

    Frequently asked questions and common terminology

    Frequently asked questions and common terminology What is DWED? DWED is an acronym for Diabetics With Eating Disorders and also the name of the charity affiliated with this subforum www.dwed.org.uk. DWED was founded in 2009 by Jacqueline Allan and is at present the only UK based charity that...
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    Hba1c 171

    I've struggled for over a decade now with anorexia, binge eating, bulimia for the last 6ish years my diabulimia has got worse and worse. It has torn apart my mental health I now have diagnosis of Cyclothymia (just below bipolar) Borderline Personality Disorder Depression Managed to train to...