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| Thousands of young diabetics could be skipping insulin injections in order to lose weight, the BBC has learned. | Thousands of young diabetics could be skipping insulin injections in order to lose weight, the BBC has learned. |
| People with type 1 diabetes need daily injections to help them absorb glucose to use as fuel. Failure to take correct doses can lead to rapid weight loss. | People with type 1 diabetes need daily injections to help them absorb glucose to use as fuel. Failure to take correct doses can lead to rapid weight loss. |
| Charity Diabetes UK estimates that up to one-third of young women with the disease miss injections to stay thin. | Charity Diabetes UK estimates that up to one-third of young women with the disease miss injections to stay thin. |
| Doctors warn that the "diabulimia" eating disorder can lead to blindness, heart and kidney disease. | Doctors warn that the "diabulimia" eating disorder can lead to blindness, heart and kidney disease. |
| US doctors recently went public on their concerns about the practice. | US doctors recently went public on their concerns about the practice. |
| Since then, the BBC's Radio One Newsbeat has received correspondence from dozens of type 1 diabetics in the UK who say they have done the same. | |
| A Diabetes UK spokesman said: "Blood glucose that is too high for too long can cause serious complications. | A Diabetes UK spokesman said: "Blood glucose that is too high for too long can cause serious complications. |
| "Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in younger people. | "Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in younger people. |
| "Cardiovascular disease can also result from long period of insulin abuse as well as kidney disease and nerve damage." | "Cardiovascular disease can also result from long period of insulin abuse as well as kidney disease and nerve damage." |