Diabulimia
In today’s diet obsessed world of calorie-counting-whole-grain wonder foods it is shocking to find a diet where the more one eats, the more one loses. Most who struggle with their weight, and even those who don’t, would sign up in an instant for this type of diet. Not having to exercise and the ability to eat whatever one wants, the sweeter the foods the better is a major selling feature. However, this diet is only accessible for those lucky few who suffer from insulin-dependent Diabetes mellitus (IDDM), otherwise known as Type 1 Diabetes.
IDDM is an endocrine disorder and those individuals who suffer from IDDM are unable to produce adequate amounts of insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is produced by the beta cells in the pancreas and it functions to regulate the amount of glucose, or sugar, in the blood stream by prompting the body tissues to convert glucose into fuel (Lemberg, 1999). Individuals with IDDM need to use exogenous insulin and consistently measure blood......
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