National TV Show Seeks Diabulimics (People Who Have Diabetes & Bulimia)
Posted Dec 18 2008 7:35pm
Do you have diabulimia? In other words, do you have type 1 diabetes and you skip your insulin to lose weight. (Or perhaps you have type 2 diabetes and do the same thing.)
If you're one of some 450,000 type 1 diabetic women suffering from diabulimia, a national TV show would like to talk to you for a story to shed light on this serious health problem.
The TV producer says that the show is planning on doing "a sensitive piece on diabulimia" and is looking for "current diabulimics."
FYI, for those people concerned about their privacy, the TV show is "planning to shoot the interview in shadow."
Incidentally, I'd like to thank my research assistant/blog contributor Jennifer Moore, who agreed to post something about diabulimia after both she and I read a compelling, informative article from AP writer Jim Ellis about this terrifying condition.
By the way, I'm also curious how many type 2 diabetics have the same problem.
Please spread the word. Help this TV show find a diabulimic. If you know someone or are willing to talk yourself, please contact the producer ASAP.
Do you have diabulimia? In other words, do you have type 1 diabetes and you skip your insulin to lose weight. (Or perhaps you have type 2 diabetes and do the same thing.)
If you're one of some 450,000 type 1 diabetic women suffering from diabulimia, a national TV show would like to talk to you for a story to shed light on this serious health problem.
FYI, yesterday, this SUGAR SHOCK! Blog ran a post about diabulimia, a potentially health-harming, life-shortening condition. Today, we received a comment on the blog from the TV producer seeking people with this devastating condition.
The TV producer says that the show is planning on doing "a sensitive piece on diabulimia" and is looking for "current diabulimics."
FYI, for those people concerned about their privacy, the TV show is "planning to shoot the interview in shadow."
Incidentally, I'd like to thank my research assistant/blog contributor Jennifer Moore, who agreed to post something about diabulimia after both she and I read a compelling, informative article from AP writer Jim Ellis about this terrifying condition.
By the way, I'm also curious how many type 2 diabetics have the same problem.
Please spread the word. Help this TV show find a diabulimic. If you know someone or are willing to talk yourself, please contact the producer ASAP.