Having an eating disorder that has been called the “most dangerous in the world”

When Lawrence Smith was a teenager, he developed an eating disorder known as diabulimia.
It is a condition where people with type 1 diabetes deliberately reduce their insulin intake to lose weight.
Lawrence, a former Royal Conservatoire of Scotland student, said that recovery was made difficult by the “siloed” nature of the diabetes and mental health services.
“With diabetes, there’s so much importance placed on the numbers of things – measuring your units of insulin, measuring your carbohydrate intake.
“The eating disorder services are like – ‘Don’t read the labels, don’t read the food packages’.”
Now, new guidelines published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland aim to ensure better support is available for people living with both conditions.
The recommendations include urgent or early referral to eating disorder services