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Welcome to Diabulimia Helpline! Founded in 2009, we're the world's first 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to education, support, and advocacy for people with diabetes and eating disorders, and their loved ones. After 10+ years of work in the field, we have expanded into the field of diabetes and mental health including diabetes burnout, diabetes + depression, anxiety, PTSD or OCD.
Diabulimia is an eating disorder where one purposefully manipulates or withholds insulin in order to lose weight. ED-DMT1 stands for Eating Disorder-Diabetes Mellitus Type 1; it refers to a person with Type 1 Diabetes that also suffers from any eating disorder. Research suggests that over 30 percent of women with type 1 diabetes between the ages of 15 and 30 engage in insulin omission to some degree. Studies show that people with type 1 diabetes are two and a half times more likely to develop an eating disorder than other women. |
Our mission is to bring awareness about the co-morbidity of diabetes and eating disorders; provide resources to those afflicted and educate healthcare professionals about the presence and dangers of mental health issues in the diabetes community.
We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization; and all of are client services are offered free of charge. So if you're enjoying the resources and information provided by Diabulimia Helpline then please Donate below.
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Note from our Founder && Executive Director:
Sometimes the consequences of these diseases, both diabetes and eating disorders can seem overwhelming. But there is hope. At Diabulimia Helpline, we go by DBH, and it's much more than a simple anagram, it stands for Dream, Believe, Hope. I chose that because those are the three things that I stopped doing when I fell into the darkness of my disorder. And those are the three things we have vowed to help each and every one of our clients do again. Dream for a life beyond your eating disorder, believe that it's possible && never, never lose sight of that hope, even in the darkest of times. The fact that you are here means you're ready to take hold of that hope, and take hold of your life again. If today you are fallen, it does not mean you can not get back up. If today you feel beaten, it does not mean you are destroyed. Our logo is the phoenix because I believe that you, like I once did, can rise from the ashes of this disease to your life. You're not alone in your struggle and you won't be alone in your recovery
Sometimes the consequences of these diseases, both diabetes and eating disorders can seem overwhelming. But there is hope. At Diabulimia Helpline, we go by DBH, and it's much more than a simple anagram, it stands for Dream, Believe, Hope. I chose that because those are the three things that I stopped doing when I fell into the darkness of my disorder. And those are the three things we have vowed to help each and every one of our clients do again. Dream for a life beyond your eating disorder, believe that it's possible && never, never lose sight of that hope, even in the darkest of times. The fact that you are here means you're ready to take hold of that hope, and take hold of your life again. If today you are fallen, it does not mean you can not get back up. If today you feel beaten, it does not mean you are destroyed. Our logo is the phoenix because I believe that you, like I once did, can rise from the ashes of this disease to your life. You're not alone in your struggle and you won't be alone in your recovery
With Hope,
Erin M. Akers;
Founder, Diabulimia Helpline
erinmakers@diabulimiahelpline.org
Erin M. Akers;
Founder, Diabulimia Helpline
erinmakers@diabulimiahelpline.org