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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 2468296" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>To reinforce what others have said, apologies if this seems a bit harsh.</p><p></p><p>Your partner seems to have a mental health issue.</p><p>She has an eating disorder.</p><p></p><p>I think the most common cause of anorexia nervosa is an anxiety about being too fat.</p><p>Despite being emaciated, sufferers convince themselves that they are fat and all will be well if they just lose weight.</p><p></p><p>In your case your partner is blaming the issue on diabetes.</p><p>This is not correct, as illustrated up thread.</p><p></p><p>My personal (inexpert) feeling is that trying to use logic to address the issue is a waste of time.</p><p>In the same way that someone is convinced they are too fat will not believe that they are too thin, any explanation that BG levels aren't harmful is unlikely to change behaviour.</p><p>This should be addresses primarily as a mental health issue and treated by people with this expertise.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully your GP will be understanding and can arrange a referral for counselling.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/anorexia/treatment/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/anorexia/treatment/</a></p><p></p><p>The very best of luck, and I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 2468296, member: 6467"] To reinforce what others have said, apologies if this seems a bit harsh. Your partner seems to have a mental health issue. She has an eating disorder. I think the most common cause of anorexia nervosa is an anxiety about being too fat. Despite being emaciated, sufferers convince themselves that they are fat and all will be well if they just lose weight. In your case your partner is blaming the issue on diabetes. This is not correct, as illustrated up thread. My personal (inexpert) feeling is that trying to use logic to address the issue is a waste of time. In the same way that someone is convinced they are too fat will not believe that they are too thin, any explanation that BG levels aren't harmful is unlikely to change behaviour. This should be addresses primarily as a mental health issue and treated by people with this expertise. Hopefully your GP will be understanding and can arrange a referral for counselling. [URL]https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/anorexia/treatment/[/URL] The very best of luck, and I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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