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'Diabulimia' eating disorder 'extremely dangerous' for diabetics
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12 months, 4 hours agoYoung diabetic women may be putting their health at risk by skipping insulin jabs in order to lose weight, charity Diabetes UK has warned.
One in three female Type 1 diabetes sufferers aged under 30 withhold their own medication, according to a study conducted in Oxford in 1999.
Type 1 diabetes sufferers need to inject themselves with insulin several times daily to keep their blood sugars at the requisite level.
The practice, dubbed diabulimia, can tip diabetes sufferers into a diabetic coma
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