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Insulin-dependent diabetes commonly presents in childhood or adolescence with several weeks of polyuria, polydipsia, and weight loss and the presence of hyperglycemia, glycosuria, and ketonuria (see Table 1for diagnostic criteria for diabetes by the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes 2014 Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines). Treatment for diabetes focuses on the administration of insulin either by subcutaneous injections or pump infusions of insulin as well as monitoring of dietary carbohydrate intake. In the context of adolescence, where rapid biological, cognitive, and psychosocial changes are taking place, many diabetes-related tasks can interfere with a desire for independence and peer acceptance. Therefore, adolescents with diabetes are more at risk of developing eating disorders given the risk of insulin-related weight gain and associated body dissatisfaction. Furthermore, a growing...
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Lam, PY. (2017). Medical Complications in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. In: Wade, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-104-6_161
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