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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

Unmet needs in the treatment of type 1 diabetes: why is it so difficult to achieve an improvement in metabolic control?
Mazzotta FA, Lucaccini Paoli L, Rizzi A, Tartaglione L, Leo ML, Popolla V, Barberio A, Viti L, Di Leo M, Pontecorvi A, Pitocco D
Nutr Diabetes 2024 Aug 2;14(1):58. doi: 10.1038/s41387-024-00319-w. PMID: 39095349Free PMC Article
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

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
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 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

Diabulimia: A Risky Trend Among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
Ip EJ, Doroudgar S, Salehi A, Salehi F, Najmi M
Endocr Pract 2023 Nov;29(11):849-854. Epub 2023 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2023.08.001. PMID: 37567472
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
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
Reflections on reducing insulin to lose weigh.
Wilson V
Nurs Times 2012 Oct 23-29;108(43):21-2, 25. PMID: 23272399

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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