How To Lose Weight While On Insulin Diabetes?
One symptom of uncontrolled Type 1 diabetes is weight loss, and experts say some diabetics are skipping insulin doses in a quest to be thin. Experts call it 'diabulimia' and say that teenagers and young women are particularly susceptible to the practice. But the results could be life-threatening, doctors say. The damage inflicted could lead to blindness, amputations, coma, or early death.
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