I heard a brief news report the other day saying that some diabetics were trying to lose weight by purposely overdosing on their insulin. It's become a new category of eating disorders. Is this really happening out there? Does anyone have any experience with someone doing this? It's hard to believe people would put their lives at risk this way.
2007-06-22 01:43:42 · 9 answers · asked by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Dances_with_Unicorns...I bet you are right. As I indicated, I just caught the tail end of the news piece. It "sounded" like they were overdosing, but it does make more sense...in a warped sort of way...that they would underdose in order to go into ketosis.
2007-06-22 03:34:16 · update #1
I've heard of people trying to lose weight but UNDER-dosing on insulin, but never by overdosing. It's certainly a scary notion, given the potential of insulin to cause serious problems. I don't know of anyone who does something like this (although I'm diabetic and know a number of diabetics). I would certainly hope that no one I know would ever try it; good friends are tough enough to find!
2007-06-22 01:53:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes as dances_with_unicorns said it is under-dosing. It's been all over the media lately with the catchy name of dia-bulimia stating that it is a new trend. I caught a segment on Good Morning America about it Thursday morning. I don't know anyone that has experience with this. I personally can remember how bad I felt before diagnosed when I was losing weight but couldn't do much of anything except eat, sleep, and pee. I can't imagine purposely making myself feel that way. I'd rather be fat.
2007-06-22 04:02:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
sorry, but the answer is no. The healthiest thing for you and your baby would be for you to gain steady weight. You can diet though as to make sure you dont gain too much weight. Just eat healthy but make sure you are eating enough food to support you and baby. Also make every calarie count... as in instead of taking in 100 cals. from a glass of soda that will give you nothing but sugar, take in those 100 cals with a glass of milk which can give you calcium. Pretty simple really. So no, dont lose weight, but dont gain a huge amount of weight either... just make sure you are intaking a steady amount of calaries. As for being early on in pregnancy like you might be, some women to tend to lose a small amount of weight during the first trimester due to things like morning sickness... but these are natural causes. If it really concerns you, speak to your doctor who will most likely put you on a diet, not to lose weight though. So good luck with everything
2016-05-17 09:11:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be a very dangerous practice. I am a type 2 diabetic. I watch my diet, and try to exercise to keep my weight down. I dont always win the weight war but I keep at it.
Nothing better for weight loss then eating smart and exercise. Eating smart means eating less and eating foods that are good for you.
2007-06-22 01:49:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that uncommon for teenage girls to give themselves just enough insulin to keep themselves out of DKA.
Eating disorders are twice as likely among teenage diabetic girls as other girls their own age. My theory is that they are rebelling against strict dieting, which is a good reason to get them on a pump early.
2007-06-22 18:18:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm shocked to hear but it stands to reason with the push for being thin.
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