DWED (Diabetics with Eating Disorders) is registered charity. Recent
research shows that not only are females* who have type one diabetes
at twice the risk of developing anorexia or bulimia, as many as 40% of
15 – 30 year olds regularly omit insulin. This practice can have
devastating consequences such as organ failure, infertility, blindness
and in the worst cases, death. Despite the horrendous complications
and staggering prevalence deliberate insulin manipulation/ omission
(or diabulimia as the press have named it) is not diagnosable and
there are no current guidelines for the NHS on how to deal with the
issue. You may notice that we use the term ED-DMT1 and Diabulimia. In
September 2008 new nomenclature was recommended at an international
focus group held in Minneapolis composed of individuals with interest
and expertise in Eating Disorders among individuals with Type 1
Diabetes. The group recommend that the term ED-DMT1 be used to
designate Eating Disorder - Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. DWED uses this
ED-DMT1 as it is representative of the vast range of Eating Disorders
that affect those with Type 1 Diabetes. We also use Diabulimia as many
of our members have identified with that term. Our aim is to be as
inclusive as possible
