Do You Suffer With Diabulimia?
This is a very simple, short quiz to give you a rough idea of whether or not you are suffering with diabulimia - type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder combined.
- 1.
You are out for dinner and you have finished your meal and it is time to inject your insulin. You feel slightly guilty about what you have just consumed. You..
- A.
Shrug it off and inject anyway.
- B.
Inject still, but inject slightly less than you should.
- C.
Neglect to inject, perhaps promising yourself you will later though deep down you know you will not.
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- 2.
With regards to your shape, size and weight, you feel..
- A.
Generally happy.
- B.
It chops and changes. Sometimes I feel like I like my body but at times I am very displeased with it and would like to change it.
- C.
I hate my body and weight most of the time.
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- 3.
When it comes to the risk of blindness, kidney disease and other diabetic complications, I feel...
- A.
Fairly positive. I do what I can to avoid all of these i.e I stay well and take my insulin.
- B.
It scares me, but I try and not think about it. I try to take insulin as often as I can manage to avoid these things.
- C.
I feel numb. I know deep down what I am doing is wrong and I will end up blind but I cannot handle gaining weight.
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- 4.
The longest I would go without insulin is..
- A.
I would never go without insulin!
- B.
I only tend to miss the odd shot or take slightly less than I should.
- C.
Anything between a day and a week. I've become used to it now.
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- 5.
Have you lost a vast amount of weight recently?
- A.
No, I work on maintaining my weight. I do not need to lose any weight and if I do I would go about it in a healthy manner.
- B.
Not a vast amount, perhaps a small amount.
- C.
Yes, I have.
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- 6.
Has any of your family/friends expressed concern regarding your diabetes/how well you seem etc?
- A.
No, my family know I take care of myself.
- B.
I've had the odd comment. Nobody really suspects I am doing anything wrong.
- C.
Yes, many of my loved ones have expressed deep concern about my diabetes control or/and my weight.
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- 7.
Do you restrict/binge on food?
- A.
No, I follow a healthy lifestyle. Not too much, not too little is my motto.
- B.
Sometimes. I try not to but often I cannot control myself.
- C.
Yes, often. I feel out of control and scare myself.
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- 8.
How do you feel about your diabetes generally?
- A.
I have pretty much come to terms with it and try to do everything I can to keep myself in tip top condition.
- B.
I go through stages of acceptance and anger. Sometimes I wish I could just ignore it and it would go away.
- C.
I can't seem to come to terms with it. I'm terrified of injecting insulin, it just makes me gain weight and I can't seem to accept that I'm any 'different' from anybody else.
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Jun 27, 2009Quiz Created by
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