Diabulimia Treatment

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The diabulimia eating disorder, or ED-DMT1, is an eating disorder where an individual with diabetes intentionally manipulates their insulin as a weight loss measure. Just like other eating disorders, diabulimia can lead to both short-term and long-term consequences depending on the specific diabulimia symptoms. The right diabulimia treatment for clients will be found in a warm, welcoming, and serene environment that promotes recovery. Magnolia Creek may be that destination for many clients seeking treatment for eating disorders like diabulimia.

Signs and Symptoms of Diabulimia

According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), diabulimia symptoms include:

Increasing neglect of diabetes management
Secrecy about diabetes management
Avoiding diabetes-related appointments
Fear of low blood sugars
Fear that insulin will cause obesity
Extreme changes in diet
Extreme anxiety about body image
Restricting certain food or food groups to lower insulin dosages

Avoids eating with family or in public
Discomfort with testing/injecting in front of others
Overly strict food rules
Preoccupation with food, weight and/or calories
Excessive and/or rigid exercise
Changes in sleep patterns
Withdrawal from friends and/or family activities
Depression and/or anxiety

Diabulimia Recovery

Many of the women with diabulimia who arrive at Magnolia Creek are physically weak. During intake, each client will undergo a physical and mental assessment. This all-important evaluation can set the tone for treatment and help establish the specific forms of diabulimia treatment that each client needs. In many cases, stabilizing health also includes weight restoration, which can mean different things to each client. For many of the women in diabulimia treatment, it means increasing weight to find a healthy level. At the right weight, women will see their immune system and energy levels improve. Weight restoration is just one piece of the recovery puzzle, but it can be vital one for many clients.

Diabulimia treatment may have several physical aspects, but at its root, it’s a mental health disorder. Therefore, the best diabulimia treatment centers, like Magnolia Creek, are those that address mental health disorders as well as physical health issues. Our highly skilled and experienced clinicians at our diabulimia treatment center work closely with each client to create an individualized diabulimia treatment plan based on their specific needs. Clients play a vital role in their recovery by setting realistic treatment goals that will address the underlying issues of their disorder.

Some of the evidence-based clinical treatment modalities we offer include: