Diabulimia PART 2/2

Kaytee, 16, is a diabetic who skips her insulin doses in order to lose weight. Although she risks organ failure, blindness and even death, Kaytee says it's worth it. Her mother, Michelle, is frustrated that she can't fix her daughter.

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[limegreenlefty]

I agree, Dr Phil doesn't seem very helpful in these types of situations. I think it's more just to get the story out, to educate the public about these problems and how to recognize the problem, and understand the dangers.

I'm kind of disappointed that he didn't do his research before the show, and hook them up with an appropriate clinic to help them with their problems.

[omshantipeace]

I can't believe Dr. Phil referred to them both as "girls." The older woman is married and has children! She is certainly not a "girl."

[zebra1163]

Melrose Institute St. Louis Park as of now ONLY place in US that deals with both eating disorders and diabetes. Go there if you have diabulimia...other ED places don't get it. Some places won't even accept people with ED and diabetes

[genet13]

@ammarios Thank you for your series of comments. Most Americans support universal healthcare and object to the current reform on grounds that without a public option, current legislation further anchors us within the insurance companies own "rationed care". (Probably because we followed their 1994 proposal...)

[genet13]

@AntiCyberbully1 And you just overreacted to a valid comment that infantilizing women is disrespectful and does nothing to validate the person over their disoders.

[AntiCyberbully1]

@omshantipeace- What the hell? Just stop complaining about EVERYTHING he says... this episode has NOTHING to do with them being GIRLS or WOMEN... just stfu! You're being a winey bitch! WTF?

[swlovesvegans]

i like dr. phil... he's honest. doesnt take crap. but research after the show....? lame

[one4sorrow]

Drs do a great job of reassuring people that managing diabetes is like a machine - measure the right inputs, do the right processes, and you get a set output ie you eat X carbs, take Y amount of insulin, your BG will go to Z. The actual process is much more than that. It's about where you inject, temperature outside, stress, whether you had a good night's sleep before, colds/allergies etc. Blood sugar management has taken the body 3.6 billion years to perfect. Add a mental illness on top of that

[MandiMal00]

Dr. Phil is such a fucking idiot. The woman just said she would sell her home to finace her daughters therephy, which 90% of the time doesn't work the first time around, but he's talking to her like she doesn't give a shit about her daughters life.

[bruisedkiwi]

I hate how he keep calling eating disorders "trends" as if they are the new "cool thing" to do. Shows how little he actually knows. He's a fake doctor.

[MissCAEH21]

I think he talks in circles to make it sound like he knows what he's talking about. He makes everything sound like there's an easy cure, and there's not! If he want's to help them so badly, maybe he should pay the therapy costs for them! He seems to be cutting them down rather than respecting them for being brave and seeking help. Idk...I don't like him.

[twenora86]

Dr. Phil is so out of touch of the normal person's plight. Yes, people should do what they can to get help, but if someone doesn't have $40,000 then he should understand that inpatient is just not a possibility to everyone.