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gemma6549
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Hi Sam17 I am 29 now and was diagnosed at age 16. From the age of 20 I stopped taking my insulin for 6 years because I was in the grips of an eating disorder. For those 6 years I put myself and my family through hell. I was in hospital constantly, was weak, grew a tumour in my liver, damaged my osophegus so much I could no longer eat solid food, grew abscesses on my bum!! And still couldn't stop. So please don't start, it's a really hard thing to recover from once you do. I've been in recovery for 2 years but spent the first in a wheelchair due to neuropathy I developed from re introducing insulin. I became in continent and not just my bladder!! Little is known about diabetes and eating disorders but help is out there if you really fight for it. Check out www.dwed.org.uk now to get the support you need before it's too late.