Diabulimia - eating disorder type 1 (review)

Diabulimia is a new complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus, which affects one third of patients aged 15 to 30 years. However, "diabulimia" is not yet an official diagnosis. This problem is considered as a repetitive, abnormal, compensatory behavior associated with the refusal of insulin in order to control body weight. Standard methods of diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders have shown their ineffectiveness in "diabulimia". This article describes possible predisposing factors, mechanisms of development, as well as methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention.