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Treating My Diabetes Meant Facing My Eating Disorder All Over Again

I posed the question to her, earnestly, seriously: If given the choice, would she rather gain weight or would she rather die?

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Diabetic. Type 1. Insulin-dependent. Patient is not presently in a state of ketoacidosis. Patient is conscious. History of Anorexia Nervosa but no concerns at present.

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Oh, honey, you’ll be fine. You’ll just need to be disciplined, count your carbohydrates, and always track what you eat.

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Let’s try again, there must be an error, it would be very unusual to have gained much weight so quickly. Wow.

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Patient may struggle with honest self-reporting Well, would you rather gain weight or would you rather die?

Patient may struggle with honest self-reporting.