Monday, November 26, 2007

Diabulimia

Diabulimia (a portmanteau of diabetes and bulimia) refers to Persons with Type 1 diabetes who omit their insulin injections for the purpose of weight loss. Without the insulin injections, blood sugar levels rise as the cells cannot take in glucose.

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