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Poos S, Faerovitch M, Pinto C, Jamalkhani N, Chaudhri F, Khan S, Lo DF, McGowan K, Martin A. The role of diabetes distress in Diabulimia. J Eat Disord 2023; 11:213. [PMID: 38041170 PMCID: PMC10691075 DOI: 10.1186/s40337-023-00924-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Diabulimia is a disordered eating behavior in which a person with type 1 diabetes withholds insulin injections to lose weight. It is thought that the psychosocial stress of managing this chronic disease, which is termed diabetes distress, may contribute to developing diabulimia. OBJECTIVE This paper explores links between diabetes distress and diabulimia and their relevance to the diagnosis and treatment of diabulimia by assessing whether people with diabulimia report measurable evidence of diabetes distress. EVIDENCE REVIEW We evaluated studies examining the qualitative experiences of people with disordered eating behaviors in the setting of type 1 diabetes for themes of diabetes distress by identifying aspects of the patients' stories that matched the criteria in the Diabetes Distress Scale. Selected studies recorded primary data, analyzed qualitative data, examined lived experiences of individuals with diabulimia, and were made available in English-language peer-reviewed journals between January 1, 2000 and August 31, 2022. Exclusion criteria included partial articles, editorials, reviews, and abstracts along with studies of patients with type 2 diabetes. FINDINGS Over forty individual participants across twelve studies were found to have aspects of their experiences that met one or more criteria from the Diabetes Distress Scale. Participants reported experiences that matched criteria items from each of the seven subscales of the Diabetes Distress Scale. Participants in the twelve studies included 185 individuals with type 1 diabetes experiencing diabulimia, including 164 females (88.6%), 20 males (10.8%), and 1 non-reported gender (0.54%). CONCLUSION We believe this discovery warrants further research probing the prevalence of diabetes distress among people with diabulimia as well as other links between the two conditions. We advocate for a diabetes distress-informed approach to diabulimia treatment and for diabetes distress screening in every patient with type 1 diabetes.
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- Stephen Poos
- Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, 240 Meeting House Ln, Southampton, NY, USA
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- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr, Stratford, NJ, USA
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- Touro University, 3 Times Sq, New York, NY, USA
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- Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr, Stratford, NJ, USA.
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- Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, 1 Medical Center Dr, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Ocean University Medical Center, 425 Jack Martin Blvd, Brick, NJ, USA
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Yahya AS, Khawaja S, Naguib M. ‘Diabulimia’: current insights into type 1 diabetes and bulimia nervosa. PROGRESS IN NEUROLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/pnp.782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- Ahmed Saeed Yahya
- Dr Yahya is a Consultant Psychiatrist at both the Priory Hospital North London and The Maudsley Hospital in South London; Dr Khawaja is a Consultant Psychiatrist and ECT Clinical Lead, and Dr Naguib is a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, both at North East London NHS Foundation Trust
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- Dr Yahya is a Consultant Psychiatrist at both the Priory Hospital North London and The Maudsley Hospital in South London; Dr Khawaja is a Consultant Psychiatrist and ECT Clinical Lead, and Dr Naguib is a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, both at North East London NHS Foundation Trust
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- Dr Yahya is a Consultant Psychiatrist at both the Priory Hospital North London and The Maudsley Hospital in South London; Dr Khawaja is a Consultant Psychiatrist and ECT Clinical Lead, and Dr Naguib is a Locum Consultant Psychiatrist, both at North East London NHS Foundation Trust
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Ross Arguedas AA. Diagnosis as Subculture: Subversions of Health and Medical Knowledges in the Orthorexia Recovery Community on Instagram. QUALITATIVE SOCIOLOGY 2022; 45:327-351. [PMID: 35910398 PMCID: PMC9326432 DOI: 10.1007/s11133-022-09518-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Diagnoses are powerful tools that fulfill various practical and symbolic functions. In this paper, I examine how a contested diagnosis called orthorexia nervosa has been taken up by users on Instagram, where tens of thousands of posts engage with the topic, many of them from individuals who identify with the condition. I put scholarship on medicalization and diagnosis in conversation with literature on subcultures to foreground the subversive work that is enabled through this diagnosis. Drawing on more than 350 hours of online ethnographic fieldwork and 34 in-depth interviews, I examine how participants construct a shared identity, draw on common language and norms, and undertake collective practices, as they negotiate dominant understandings of health. I show how they draw on the legitimacy endowed by the diagnostic label to validate and make sense of experiences of suffering but also to counter dominant health-seeking discourses, practices, and aesthetics in an online space where these are highly visible and valued. I also discuss some ways Instagram as a digital platform shapes its uptake by this community in meaningful ways. On the one hand, participants draw heavily on the language and framing of medicine to make sense of their fraught experiences with food and their bodies, effectively advocating for the medicalization of their own suffering while also creating a sense of community and shared identity. However, on the other hand, they actively use the diagnosis and the recovery process enabled through it to effectively resignify dominant beliefs, values, and practices that are experienced as injurious, including some that are particularly prevalent on Instagram.
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- Amy A. Ross Arguedas
- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
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Fox C, Kilvert A. Addressing mental health and wellbeing in a consultation. PRACTICAL DIABETES 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pdi.2383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Northamptonshire Community Diabetes Multi‐Disciplinary Team, Daventry UK
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Goddard MG, Oxlad M. Insulin Restriction or Omission in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-synthesis of Individuals' Experiences of Diabulimia. Health Psychol Rev 2022; 17:227-246. [PMID: 34979879 DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2021.2025133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Unique to individuals with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a disordered eating behaviour whereby insulin is deliberately restricted or omitted. Despite growing research in this area, experiential perspectives of individuals remain understudied. Therefore, the purpose of this meta-synthesis was to explore the experiences of individuals with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) by identifying, analysing and synthesising existing knowledge concerning their misuse of insulin for weight control. DESIGN Meta-aggregative techniques were employed to generate synthesised findings related to individuals' understanding and experience, physical and psychological impacts, support and treatment-related needs and experiences, noted in twelve studies. RESULTS A multifaceted relationship with the unique disordered eating behaviour, beyond weight control was identified. Many individuals experienced a wide range of diabetes-related complications from insulin restriction and omission alongside increased distress, loss of control and feelings of regret, guilt, and shame later in life. Almost all individuals valued peer support from those who shared a 'diabulimic' identity; peer support appeared more conducive to recovery than support from friends, family and formal support services, which were not uniformly supportive. CONCLUSIONS This meta-synthesis revealed valuable information from individuals with diabulimia which has widespread interdisciplinary implications and may provide useful guidance concerning the prevention and treatment of this unique behaviour. The results highlight the need for empathic, collaborative care, and proactive prevention and early intervention. Furthermore, the findings highlight the value of peer support in recovery, the need for increased knowledge among family and friends, training among multidisciplinary teams and support services, and crucially the development of evidence-based treatments informed by the behaviour as a unique distinct construct.
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- School of Psychology, The University of Adelaide, Australia
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Ferrero Franco R, Garcia de Lorenzo A, Gonzalez Castro A. Diabulimia: An updated perspective. ENFERMERIA CLINICA 2021; 31:S1130-8621(21)00053-X. [PMID: 33750657 DOI: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Raquel Ferrero Franco
- Grado en Enfermería, Gerencia de Atención Primaria del Servicio Cantabro de Salud, España
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- Miembro de Honor de La Academia Española de Nutricion y Dietetica. Catedrático de Medicina Intensiva. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Director de la Cátedra FUAM-Fundación Abbott de Medicina Crítica y Metabolismo. Jefe del Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz-Carlos III, Madrid, España
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- Médico especialista en Medc¡cina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, España.
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Smorthit K, Sawbridge D, Fitzgerald R. Eating disorders and the orthodontist: Diagnosis, considerations and referral. J Orthod 2021; 48:313-322. [PMID: 33611972 DOI: 10.1177/1465312521993491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Eating disorders are relatively common mental health disorders in Western European and North American populations. The peak incidence occurs within the adolescent years, which correlates with the largest orthodontic patient population. The morbidity associated with these psychological conditions is significant, and has a direct impact upon patient well-being, orthodontic outcomes and the success of treatment. Therefore, it is of relevance to the orthodontist to be aware of potential presenting features of these conditions, when and where to seek advice, and how such disorders may impact upon orthodontic outcomes. METHODS Articles published on PUBMED and MEDLINE relevant to orthodontics and eating disorders were reviewed. Key information was extracted, and the relevant evidence for the orthodontist summarised. RESULTS Eating disorders may present to the orthodontist in specialist or hospital practice, either undiagnosed or as a co-morbidity. Orthodontists may benefit from an appreciation of these potential diagnoses, the orthodontic implications and to have the confidence to refer their patients to the necessary services. LIMITATIONS There is little existing research in this area. CONCLUSIONS These conditions have a significant impact on patient morbidity and mortality. This cohort of patients is not suitable for orthodontic treatment while their disease is active. The impact of a developing eating disorder can adversely affect orthodontic treatment.
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- Kelly Smorthit
- Orthodontic Department, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Preston, Lancashire, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Republic of Ireland
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- Orthodontic Department, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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Coleman SE, Caswell N. Diabetes and eating disorders: an exploration of 'Diabulimia'. BMC Psychol 2020; 8:101. [PMID: 32967730 PMCID: PMC7513317 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-020-00468-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background ‘Diabulimia’ is the term given to the deliberate administration of insufficient insulin for the purpose of weight loss. Although Diabulimia can be life-threatening and prevalence rates in diabetes are high, there is a lack of research for how to effectively support people with the condition. This exploratory study aimed to provide much-needed information to healthcare professionals and guide the focus for future research. Methods Forty-five individuals with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and a history of insulin misuse completed an online questionnaire. This included an assessment of their eating disorder psychopathology with the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q) and 16 open-ended questions exploring their experience of Diabulimia. The responses to the open-ended questions were analysed using thematic analysis. Results The average global EDE-Q score was 3.96 (1.21), which is consistent with eating disorder populations. Common themes identified were concerns about weight, difficulty coping with diabetes, past trauma, and the importance of relationships. Experiences with health professionals were overwhelmingly negative. Most participants had experienced serious medical intervention due to Diabulimia and were fully aware of the consequences of insulin restriction. Conclusions Overall, individuals believed that a greater awareness of Diabulimia and more training for healthcare professionals is needed. While education on insulin misuse may be a necessary first step in treatment, psychological support is crucial. To deliver effective treatment, clinicians should be aware of the specific issues facing those with Diabulimia. The current study identified themes that clinicians may find useful to consider.
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- Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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Litchman ML, Walker HR, Ng AH, Wawrzynski SE, Oser SM, Greenwood DA, Gee PM, Lackey M, Oser TK. State of the Science: A Scoping Review and Gap Analysis of Diabetes Online Communities. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2019; 13:466-492. [PMID: 30854884 PMCID: PMC6501517 DOI: 10.1177/1932296819831042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Individuals with diabetes are using online resources to engage in diabetes online communities to find diabetes-related support and information. The benefits and consequences of DOC (diabetes online community) use are unclear. This scoping review aims to map existing research focused on organic DOCs in which individuals affected by diabetes are interacting with peers. METHOD A scoping review was conducted to comprehensively report and synthesize relevant literature published prior to 2018. Attention was paid to variations in study design, DOC user and platform characteristics, and potential or actual benefits and consequences. RESULTS Of the 14 486 titles identified, 47 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this scoping review. No overt definition of the DOC could be identified. Perceived or actual benefits associated with DOC use can be broadly categorized as clinical, behavioral, psychosocial and community outcomes. Perceived, potential, or actual consequences associated with DOC use were categorized as quality of information, risky behavior exploration, acute concerns, psychosocial, privacy, and inactivity. CONCLUSIONS The results of this review strongly suggest DOC use is highly beneficial with relatively few negative consequences. DOC use is an emerging area of research and research gaps exist. Future research should seek to identify benefits and consequences to DOC use in experimental trials.
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- Michelle L. Litchman
- College of Nursing, University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Utah Diabetes and Endocrinology Center,
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- College of Applied Health Sciences,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and
Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Family and Community
Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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- College of Nursing, University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- Intermountain Healthcare, Nursing
Research, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences
Library, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Department of Family and Community
Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA
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Bliuc AM, Doan TN, Best D. Sober social networks: The role of online support groups in recovery from alcohol addiction. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY & APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/casp.2388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Ana-Maria Bliuc
- School of Social Sciences and Psychology; Western Sydney University; Sydney Australia
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- School of Social Sciences and Psychology; Western Sydney University; Sydney Australia
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- Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research; Sheffield Hallam University; Sheffield UK
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McNamara N, Coyne I, Ford T, Paul M, Singh S, McNicholas F. Exploring social identity change during mental healthcare transition. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Niamh McNamara
- Department of Psychology; Nottingham Trent University; UK
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- School of Nursing & Midwifery; Trinity College Dublin; Ireland
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- University of Exeter Medical School, University of Exeter; UK
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- Division of Mental Health & Wellbeing, Warwick Medical School; University of Warwick; UK
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- Division of Mental Health & Wellbeing, Warwick Medical School; University of Warwick; UK
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- School of Medicine & Medical Science; University College Dublin; Ireland
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