On Needles And Pins...

This is a community for people dealing with diabetes and eating disorders. I think anyone who's living with one or the other can tell you that they're hellish. Together they are hell^2 (that's hell squared, for those unfamiliar with math nerd jargon). Plus we're a pretty rare breed. There aren't a whole lot of diabetics around, and still fewer of those have eating disorders.

Let's band together. Solidarity and all that. Whatever you want. Advice, ranting, stats, triggers, info, comiserating, sympathy... whatever. But no being mean or I'll have to get angry, and man let me tell you I've got a lot of rage.

Plus, let me establish right now that EATING DISORDERS ARE NOT GOOD. It's not a good "lifestyle choice", and destructive behaviour is not encouraged. That said, your friendly moderator here *definately* understands that sometimes there isn't a choice and that you just need to work with things as they are for a while. That's okay. Thinspiration and tips are fine, but the overall goal here is to help everyone deal with shit and get healthier. Because:

HEALTH=GOOD. EATING DISORDERS=BAD.

We've been getting quite a few new members recently, so I'd just like to put a couple requests out here...
When you join, an intro post would be great. I'm not going to kick you out or anything if you don't, but communication is good anyway, right? Some pertinent facts might be: What type of diabetes you are dealing with and when you were diagnosed, what type of eating disorder and how long you've been dealing with that, maybe some current info if you feel so inclined (last HBA1c or something like that) and anything else you want folks to know. Thanks.