Diabetics with rare eating disorder to get specialist NHS help

Diabulimia, which can be fatal, occurs if type 1 diabetics stop taking insulin to lose weight

Diabetics who also have a rare and potentially fatal eating disorder are to start receiving specialist NHS help to reduce their risk of suffering its “devastating” consequences.

About 55,000 people in England with type 1 diabetes also have diabulimia, which occurs when a person with the condition stops taking insulin regularly because they want to lose weight.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2IUsL11