Does anyone here struggle with this type of eating disorder? I used to have it severely, binging on massive amounts of sugary foods and not covering it with insulin. I thought I was cured for about five years, but recently have been struggling again. I have type one diabetes and have been overeating, especially at night, leading to high blood sugars ALL night 
. My body has already been through SO much due to this combination of illnesses. I need accountability and a kick in the butt.
Do you know about the organization We Are Diabetes? Its purpose is to provide support for T1s struggling with eating disorders. http://www.wearediabetes.org/
Iād been recovered from an eating disorder for several years before my T1 diagnosis and the way I have to think about food now puts me so close to that line again it can be very scary. Glad youāre reaching out for some help.
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Mariposa,
Iāve been right where you are my dear. Until you really and truly face your ED, itās going to keep showing up again and again in your life. Please let me help you. I work with individuals who want to recover from ED-DMT1 and I keep the work between us highly confidential. Please visit www.wearediabetes.org or email me at asha.brown@wearediabetes.org. I donāt have a lot of time to visit the Tudiabetes forums with the amount of individuals I work with at WAD, so I may not be able to engage much on this thread, but I had to make sure I extended my love and support to you- you are NOT alone and you CAN beat this!
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Thanks for the link! You know, a while ago I Googled eating disorders and diabetes and that did not come up. I will check it out for sure.
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Iāve dealt with ED for a long time, but not diabulimia. You want a kick in the butt, though? I can do that! I didnāt take very good care of my diabetes for the first 19 years I had it. Partly due to an incompetent endo, partly due to the young person invincibility complex. Iām now almost 28. Iāve had to give up my favorite hobby (target shooting) due to nueropathy in my hands. Some mornings my hands are so bad I canāt push the buttons on my phone to turn my alarm off. Iāve gotten up in the morning before and not been able to turn my bedroom door knob. Iāve spent endless nights lying awake due to the pain, which makes for a very difficult day. I fear that if Iām holding my 4 month old niece, Iāll drop her. I scraped my knuckle at work and tore some skin off of my finger. It took over 2 months to heal fully, Iām terrified of losing one of my fingers. I also have severe non proliferative diabetic retinopathy. There is nothing more humbling than an eye doctor telling you that your best isnāt good enough. While I havenāt lost my license, I try not to drive anywhere I havenāt been before because road signs are difficult for me to see. I have a very hard time reading normal black on white print, and I am an avid reader.
I know you know about the complications that high blood sugars can bring, but it isnāt until you have complications that you really understand. Maybe, everytime you feel the urge to binge or eat without insulin, you could think about what youāll feel like in 10 years. I can understand the pull of ED, Iāve struggled with my weight and with the food Iām eating for most of my life. I urge you to get help! Talk to your endo about finding a counselor that deals with chronic diseases. And you know what? If you mess up, if you do something you arenāt āsupposedā to do, please remember that itās okay. We all have weak moments, we all have vices, we all need help sometimes.
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First I would run an experiment to see if itās actually a carb addiction driving it.
*do the miss a meal basal tests and get that right first.
- no sugars and no starches for 3 days, you may feel starving for 2 days, then the hunger stops. stops.
Preventing Carb Withdrawal on Low-Carb Diets