Eating Disorder – Diabulimia, Diabulimia Symptoms, Sysmptoms of Diabulimia Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder

Eating Disorder – Diabulimia - Symptoms

These are the short term symptoms of patients with diabulimia

Constant urination
Constant thirst
Excessive appetite
High blood glucose levels (often over 600)
Weakness
Fatigue
Large amounts of glucose in the urine
Inability to concentrate
Electrolyte disturbance
Severe ketonuria, and, in DKA, severe ketonemia
Low sodium levels

Medium term :
These are the medium term symptoms of patients with diabulimia. They are prevalent when diabulimia has not been treated and hence also includes the short term symptoms

Muscle atrophy
GERD
Indigestion
Severe weight loss
Proteinuria
Moderate to severe dehydration
Edema with fluid replacement
High cholesterol
Death

Long term :
If a person with Type 1 diabetes with diabulimia is still alive after a medium term - which is usually due to phases where insulin is injected and phases of diabulimia (also known as a relapse) - then the following symptoms can also be expected:

Severe kidney damage
Blindness
Severe neuropathy
Extreme fatigue
Edema (during blood sugars controlled phases)
Heart problems
High cholesterol
Osteoporosis