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The Risk For Developing Eating Disorders Among Indivdiuals With Diabetes, Nicole Havlik
The Risk For Developing Eating Disorders Among Indivdiuals With Diabetes, Nicole Havlik
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Objective: The objective and purpose of this research was to determine if individuals with type 1 and type 2 diabetes are at risk for developing eating disorders. Currently, there is a gap in literature on the topic of eating disorders and diabetes. Further, there is little research on those with type 2 diabetes and their risk for eating disorder development. Management of diabetes and eating disorder treatment contradict each other. Therefore, there is a need to understand the risk involved in the treatment of diabetes in order to prevent eating disorder development.
Methods: The current study used a Likert-type scale …