In the past 30 years there has been an increased awareness of the higher prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders in people with and at risk of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). The Queensland Eating Disorder Service (QuEDS) developed local guidelines for caring for people living with T1D, and an eating disorder or disordered eating. NSW Health formed a working group to review these guidelines, and explore adaptation and development of the guideline for NSW Health services, to provide guidance to clinicians working in the community with people with diabetes on how to assess and manage disordered eating and eating disorders. This guidance improves clinician confidence and ensures people with eating disorders and at risk of T1D receive coordinated, effective care.
Background: In the past 30 years there has been an increased awareness of the higher prevalence of disordered eating and eating disorders in people with and at risk of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Prevalence of disordered eating in the T1D population may be as high as 40%, and young females with T1D are 2.4x more likely to meet diagnostic criteria for an eating disorder.
The Queensland Eating Disorder Service (QuEDS) have developed local guidelines for caring for people living with T1D, and an eating disorder or disordered eating. This was reviewed by a working group within NSW Health to explore adaptation of the guideline for NSW Health services.
Aims: Develop local guidelines of care and provide guidance to clinicians working in the community with people with diabetes on how to assess and manage disordered eating and eating disorders.
Outcomes: Clinicians working within diabetes services feel confident in identifying disordered eating or eating disorder signs and symptoms and are provided with guidance on care and care navigation.
Impact: People with Type 1 diabetes and an eating disorder or disordered eating symptoms are provided with effective care that addresses and considers both their diabetes and disordered eating/eating disorder within the diabetes interdisciplinary team.
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