Join James Wimbury (BSc (Dietetics) as he explores why individuals with diabetes have an increased risk of developing eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours and cognition, diabetes specific eating disorders such as T1DE, how different eating disorders and disorders eating behaviours can affect diabetes management, a brief overview of what support specialist teams can offer and what non-specialists can do to support this population.
James is a specialist diabetes and neuroendocrine dietitian, as well as a DAFNE and insulin pump educator Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He works with adults with diabetes for over 5 years with primary areas of interests being disorders eating behaviours and cognitions in diabetes, and technology to support diabetes management in young people and adults.
The key learning outcomes from this course are
- Understanding why individuals with diabetes have an increased risk of developing eating disorders and disordered eating behaviours and cognition.
- Diabetes specific eating disorders such as T1DE,
- How different eating disorders and disorders eating behaviours can affect diabetes management,
- A brief overview of what support specialist teams can offer and what non-specialists can do to support this population.
