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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.

  • We have a 24 hour hotline (425) 985-3635 available 365 days a year 
  •  Nationally-renowned insurance specialist to walk clients or their loved ones through the complicated world of insurance coverage,
  • Referral service to help people find the right treatment center, doctor, and/or therapist that will be the right fit on the road to recovery.
  • National database of professional healthcare providers with experience/expertise in both mental health & diabetes. 
  • Healthcare Professional Education Series for both diabetes clinics and eating disorder treatment centers. 
  • Host International Conference on Diabetes & Eating Disorders. 

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. 

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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

With Hope, 
Erin M. Akers; 
Founder, Diabulimia Helpline
erinmakers@diabulimiahelpline.org
For any questions, comments, concerns, or information on how YOU can get involved with diabulimia helpline email info@diabulimiahelpline.org The DBH Phoenix is a Trademark of Diabulimia Helpline. Copyright 2010, all rights reserved. Website last updated September, 2019. 
The material on this website is for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute medical advice. Always consult your physician or other qualified health provider for diagnosis and treatment of any health related matter.