hello_elle
02-22-2010, 01:12 PM
Wow.
I'm so confused.
According to Wikipedia:
Diabulimia (a portmanteau of diabetes and bulimia) refers to an eating disorder in which people with Type 1 diabetes deliberately give themselves less insulin than they need, for the purpose of weight loss. Diabulimia is not currently recognized as a formal diagnosis by the medical or psychiatric communities. However, the phrases “disturbed eating behavior” or “disordered eating behavior” (DEB in both cases), or disordered eating (DE) are quite common in medical and psychiatric literature which addresses the condition of patients who have Type 1 diabetes and who also intentionally manipulate insulin doses to control weight.
Failure to administer insulin places the body in a starvation state, resulting in breakdown of muscle and fat into ketone bodies and subsequently ketoacids, while at the same time making the body unable to process sugars that have been consumed, so the sugars are excreted in the urine rather than being used by the body for energy or stored as fat. This typically results in significant weight loss but also places the patient at risk of a life-threatening condition known as diabetic ketoacidosis. Prolonged failure to administer insulin results in long-term complications such as diabetic neuropathy. Insulin restriction is associated not only with increased rates of diabetes complications but increased mortality risk as well. Diabetics who restrict insulin die at earlier ages on average than those diabetics who use insulin properly.
OKAY. So I get that bit. But here's the issue. I lost shit loads of weight juuust before being diagnosed. I looked like this (far left):
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AND I LOVED IT. However, when I was diagnosed with Diabetes, I had to start eating. Injecting insulin. I put on about 20lbs. Now I hate myself. I stopped taking my insulin. Nothing fucking happened. I'm still fat. According to this article, I should be skinny now. I know I'm pissing out sugar because I can smell it sometimes (I know, my piss smells "sweet"... ew). What the fuck is wrong with me?
I'm so angry right now. I want to die.
I'm so confused.
According to Wikipedia:
Diabulimia (a portmanteau of diabetes and bulimia) refers to an eating disorder in which people with Type 1 diabetes deliberately give themselves less insulin than they need, for the purpose of weight loss. Diabulimia is not currently recognized as a formal diagnosis by the medical or psychiatric communities. However, the phrases “disturbed eating behavior” or “disordered eating behavior” (DEB in both cases), or disordered eating (DE) are quite common in medical and psychiatric literature which addresses the condition of patients who have Type 1 diabetes and who also intentionally manipulate insulin doses to control weight.
Failure to administer insulin places the body in a starvation state, resulting in breakdown of muscle and fat into ketone bodies and subsequently ketoacids, while at the same time making the body unable to process sugars that have been consumed, so the sugars are excreted in the urine rather than being used by the body for energy or stored as fat. This typically results in significant weight loss but also places the patient at risk of a life-threatening condition known as diabetic ketoacidosis. Prolonged failure to administer insulin results in long-term complications such as diabetic neuropathy. Insulin restriction is associated not only with increased rates of diabetes complications but increased mortality risk as well. Diabetics who restrict insulin die at earlier ages on average than those diabetics who use insulin properly.
OKAY. So I get that bit. But here's the issue. I lost shit loads of weight juuust before being diagnosed. I looked like this (far left):
To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
AND I LOVED IT. However, when I was diagnosed with Diabetes, I had to start eating. Injecting insulin. I put on about 20lbs. Now I hate myself. I stopped taking my insulin. Nothing fucking happened. I'm still fat. According to this article, I should be skinny now. I know I'm pissing out sugar because I can smell it sometimes (I know, my piss smells "sweet"... ew). What the fuck is wrong with me?
I'm so angry right now. I want to die.