Treating My Diabetes Meant Facing My Eating Disorder All Over Again
I posed the question to her, earnestly, seriously: If given the choice, would she rather gain weight or would she rather die?
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Diabetic. Type 1. Insulin-dependent. Patient is not presently in a state of ketoacidosis. Patient is conscious. History of Anorexia Nervosa but no concerns at present.
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Oh, honey, you’ll be fine. You’ll just need to be disciplined, count your carbohydrates, and always track what you eat.
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Patient may struggle with honest self-reporting.
Hannah Matthews is a librarian and writer based in Portland, Maine. Her work has appeared in Catapult, McSweeney's, SELF Magazine, The Lily, BUST, Entropy, and other publications both print and online. She tweets at @hannahmsays and cries in public places.
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