Abbie is my youngest daughter.  She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 15.  She was admitted to ICU more than 20 times over the next 3 years due to ketoacidosis (DKA). As the doctors, nurses, counselors and psychiatrist drilled us about her misuse of insulin, not one of them eluded to the fact that Ab could be suffering from Diabulimia and not simply being rebellious as a reaction to having been diagnosed with diabetes. And, isn't that absurd? In fact, isn't it criminal, that the doctor, the specialist, Ab's endocrinologist who taught her how to misuse her insulin to lose weight, never mentioned to any of us that he knew exactly what was going on?
Now that I know what it is my daughter has been suffering with for over 8 years, I am beginning a grassroots effort to change the protocol of educational materials disseminated to newly diagnosed type 1 diabetics.  I am searching for people who are willing to help us advocate for this change.  Please go to, www.abbeducated.info, and read Abbie's story.  Post a comment where you feeled moved to do so.  Then, help us make a difference in the lives of those suffering from diabulimia and in the lives of those who haven't started down that path.  Diabulimia can be avoided if people know that is exist and how to stop it.  We want everyone to know!!!