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Diabulimia

MedGen UID:
1675691
•Concept ID:
C5197769
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Eating Disorder Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

Definition

Eating disorder occurring typically in patients with DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1 who restrict INSULIN intake in order to lose weight. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDiabulimia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Early Diagnosis and Management of Bulimia Nervosa in Type 1 Diabetes.
Yahya AS, Khawaja S, Chukwuma J, Chukwuma C
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2020 Dec 17;22(6) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20nr02707. PMID: 33351292

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Eating Disorders and Diabetes.
Winston AP
Curr Diab Rep 2020 Jun 15;20(8):32. doi: 10.1007/s11892-020-01320-0. PMID: 32537669
'Diabulima' through the lens of social media: a qualitative review and analysis of online blogs by people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and eating disorders.
Staite E, Zaremba N, Macdonald P, Allan J, Treasure J, Ismail K, Stadler M
Diabet Med 2018 Oct;35(10):1329-1336. Epub 2018 Jun 20 doi: 10.1111/dme.13700. PMID: 29855073
Diabulimia: how eating disorders can affect adolescents with diabetes.
Davidson J
Nurs Stand 2014 Sep 16;29(2):44-9. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.2.44.e7877. PMID: 25204951
Diabulimia and the role of school health personnel.
Hasken J, Kresl L, Nydegger T, Temme M
J Sch Health 2010 Oct;80(10):465-9; quiz 514-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00529.x. PMID: 20840655
Eating disorders today--not just a girl thing.
Hepworth K
J Christ Nurs 2010 Jul-Sep;27(3):236-41; quiz 242-3. doi: 10.1097/cnj.0b013e3181dd7976. PMID: 20632480

Diagnosis

Recognising and managing type 1 disordered eating in children and young people with diabetes.
Cainer A
Nurs Child Young People 2022 Mar 3;34(2):28-32. Epub 2022 Jan 17 doi: 10.7748/ncyp.2022.e1396. PMID: 35037750
Early Diagnosis and Management of Bulimia Nervosa in Type 1 Diabetes.
Yahya AS, Khawaja S, Chukwuma J, Chukwuma C
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2020 Dec 17;22(6) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20nr02707. PMID: 33351292
Diabetes and eating disorders: an exploration of 'Diabulimia'.
Coleman SE, Caswell N
BMC Psychol 2020 Sep 23;8(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40359-020-00468-4. PMID: 32967730Free PMC Article
Eating Disorders and Diabetes.
Winston AP
Curr Diab Rep 2020 Jun 15;20(8):32. doi: 10.1007/s11892-020-01320-0. PMID: 32537669
'Diabulima' through the lens of social media: a qualitative review and analysis of online blogs by people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and eating disorders.
Staite E, Zaremba N, Macdonald P, Allan J, Treasure J, Ismail K, Stadler M
Diabet Med 2018 Oct;35(10):1329-1336. Epub 2018 Jun 20 doi: 10.1111/dme.13700. PMID: 29855073

Therapy

Reliability and validity of the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey in Greek adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Apergi Κ, Romanidou Μ, Abdelkhalek Η, Tripsianis G, Gonidakis F
Psychiatriki 2020 Oct-Dec;31(4):310-320. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2020.314.310. PMID: 33361061
'Diabulima' through the lens of social media: a qualitative review and analysis of online blogs by people with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and eating disorders.
Staite E, Zaremba N, Macdonald P, Allan J, Treasure J, Ismail K, Stadler M
Diabet Med 2018 Oct;35(10):1329-1336. Epub 2018 Jun 20 doi: 10.1111/dme.13700. PMID: 29855073
THE TRUTH ABOUT DIABULIMIA.
Weiner S
Diabetes Self Manag 2017 Mar;34(2):32-35. PMID: 29757531
Diabetes, eating disorders and body image in young adults: an exploratory study about "diabulimia".
Falcão MA, Francisco R
Eat Weight Disord 2017 Dec;22(4):675-682. Epub 2017 Jun 8 doi: 10.1007/s40519-017-0406-9. PMID: 28597360
Diabulimia: how eating disorders can affect adolescents with diabetes.
Davidson J
Nurs Stand 2014 Sep 16;29(2):44-9. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.2.44.e7877. PMID: 25204951

Prognosis

A thematic analysis of YouTube comments on a television documentary titled 'Diabulimia: The World's most dangerous eating disorder'.
Ferrey A, Ashworth G, Cabling M, Rundblad G, Ismail K
Diabet Med 2023 May;40(5):e15025. Epub 2022 Dec 19 doi: 10.1111/dme.15025. PMID: 36508358

Clinical prediction guides

Diabetes-specific eating disorder and possible associated psychopathologies in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Tarçın G, Akman H, Güneş Kaya D, Serdengeçti N, İncetahtacı S, Turan H, Doğangün B, Ercan O
Eat Weight Disord 2023 Apr 8;28(1):36. doi: 10.1007/s40519-023-01559-y. PMID: 37029851Free PMC Article
Higher score of diabetes eating problem survey-revised (DEPS-R) is associated with poor glycemic control among Brazilian patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM): A brief report.
Cezar P, Gonçalves RR, Schainberg A, Comim FV, Oliveira SC
Diabetes Metab Syndr 2022 Aug;16(8):102570. Epub 2022 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102570. PMID: 35921766
The Diabetes Eating Problem Survey-Revised (DEPS-R) in a Greek Adult Population with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Model Comparison Supporting a Single Factor Structure.
Karastogiannidou C, Giannoulaki P, Samaras I, Kotzakioulafi E, Didangelos T, Bocsan IC, Vassilopoulou E
Nutrients 2021 Jul 12;13(7) doi: 10.3390/nu13072375. PMID: 34371885Free PMC Article
Reliability and validity of the Diabetes Eating Problem Survey in Greek adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Apergi Κ, Romanidou Μ, Abdelkhalek Η, Tripsianis G, Gonidakis F
Psychiatriki 2020 Oct-Dec;31(4):310-320. doi: 10.22365/jpsych.2020.314.310. PMID: 33361061
Diabetes and eating disorders: an exploration of 'Diabulimia'.
Coleman SE, Caswell N
BMC Psychol 2020 Sep 23;8(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s40359-020-00468-4. PMID: 32967730Free PMC Article

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