I’m definitely not the only one. The facebook support group has nearly 400 members. Also stats from the Joslin Diabetes Center in the states (linked to Harvard) state that 40% of t1 females between the age of 15 - 30 regularly omit insulin for weight purposes. Of course this runs on a spectrum from those that ‘crash diet’ for an event through to those who end up like me. The issue is that DKA doesn’t care, you can try it once and die. That is why it is a medical emergency the second someone deliberately omits. This is the agenda I’m trying to push the NHS, once it gets a grip it can behave remarkably similarly to ana or mia, but it is important that we remember the root causes can be entirely different. For example hypo fear is common, moral judgements on food are nearly promoted by diabetes educators and the constant association between diabetes and obesity in the press and binging after a hypo can all be contributory factors. That is why it is desperately important to fully understand the individual with the ED.
Thank you for your kind words they’re appreciated 