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writes:My girlfriend is risking her life daily by refusing to take her diabetic medication, so that she loses weight. She's been diabetic for 4 years and has always mistreated her condition. In the past few months, she discovered not taking her medication meant that she would lose weight, and despite it making her very ill, she wont listen. Is there any help for her? I dont know if its classed as an eating disorder or not?
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reader, barbie81  +, writes (25 August 2010):
You need to show her she has other options. Its not good that she is indangering her life to lose weight. There are so many different things she can be doing and still taking her medication that will get her results. I work for Jenny Craig and maybe that may not be what she is looking for but she should look into portioning her food, eating lots of fruits and vegetables, staying away from alcohol and learning to count calories and exercise daily for at least 30 minutes. Its not right that she is not taking her medication it may make her so sick that her life could be at risk. I am no doctor but she cannot be doing that. I am sure if she sees she has your support she will look into getting healthy the right way. if you have any questions in regards to this ask i can give you some pointers to help her out and motivate her to giving her options and letting her pick what she will chose to do for herself you cant make the decisions for her.
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reader, TalonZurfluh  +, writes (25 August 2010):
offer to workout and excersise with her, give her other weight loss options than that
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 August 2010): i watched a programme called super size versus super skinny and they did a peice on diabetics not taking there medicine to become slimmer... they interveiwed a girl who did exactly what your girlfriend is doing and i just want to tell you what you need to tell you girlfriend. the girl who was interveiwed became blind in one eye and her eye sight in her other is going blind too. please make her look up the affects of what not taking her medication can do. speak to her gently about it. ask her if she will at least ask a doctor about these things. i wish you the all the best x
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reader, anonymous, writes (25 August 2010): Look up diabulemia.
Tell an adult. What she is doing can/will cause kidney damage.
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reader, CaringGuy +, writes (25 August 2010):
There is only one thing I can suggest, and that is to tell her to speak to a doctor about a safer way of losing weight. But if she doesn't stop this, then perhaps you could see a doctor alone and talk to him/her and see what they suggest. I'm not sure what else to say. You're a decent guy, by the way. I just hope for your sake that she decides collapsing in front of you isn't going to be the best thing for your relationship when it happens. If she won't speak sensibly to a doctor about what she can safely do to lose weight, try speaking to a doctor yourself and see what is suggested.
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