- Messages
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi @staycee_xx Firstly know that you are not alone here, there are many in exactly the same boat, it’s a disordered way of thinking in that believing insulin will make you fat and this takes over the mind in that it becomes a priority to ‘control’ weight through insulin manipulation when the reality is that you need insulin to stay alive.
Here’s my point - the reason type 1’s are entitled to free prescriptions is because insulin keeps us alive and each time you enter DKA aside from the damage it causes is that you are bringing yourself closer to death. Sorry there isn’t any nice way to say this but you need to take regular amounts of insulin and start getting yourself well again taking one day at a time.
The sad and stark reality to having an eating disorder with type 1 is that you are continuously damaging your body and although you may feel fine now there does come a point when all the complications start to multiply and affect your quality of life, although much can be done it won’t reverse the damage you are doing now.
Please stop for a minute and think about your DKA admission as your chance to do something positive for yourself and make some small changes ?
Also try and think about the benefits of good health over your appearance, I would rather be carrying a few extra pounds and have my vision than blind and thin, that is the truth of your situation, please seize the oppprtunity now to do something positive for yourself and your future x
Thank you. I know I am damaging myself with my actions and I need to change how I think. I agree completely and I hope I can manage to do it before its too late x