Main description:

Prevention and Recovery from Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes: Injecting Hope sheds light on an often overlooked and misunderstood issue: the problem of eating disorders in women with type 1 diabetes - referred to by lay people and the media as "diabulimia" and characterized by insulin restriction as a means of calorie purging for weight loss. Drawing on a series of recent interviews and over 16 years of research and clinical experience with this unique phenomenon, author Dr. Ann Goebel-Fabbri provides groundbreaking insight into the lives of women who have recovered from eating disorders in type 1 diabetes. She explores the condition's origins, its effects on the lives of those affected, and possible paths to recovery. Also included are suggestions for prevention and treatment, as well as practical and inspirational advice from now-recovered women. Prevention and Recovery from Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes is a valuable guide for patients and loved ones, diabetes treatment teams, and eating disorder clinicians.

Contents:

List of Figures and Text Boxes

Foreword by Barbara J. Anderson

Foreword by Kamryn T. Eddy and Jennifer J. Thomas

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 What We Know So Far About Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes

2 Learning From the Experts

3 Ideas About Risk and Prevention

4 What Did and Didn't Help

5 Motivators and Challenges to Recovery

6 The Treatment and Recovery Process

7 The Gifts of Recovery

8 Lingering Symptoms and Diabetes Complications

9 Advice for Those Still Struggling

10 Practical Applications of Expert Teaching

11 Realistic Hope

Appendix: Helpful Resources

References

Index