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How diabetic families of can encourage healthy weight loss

October 26, 2014

Dr. Lorraine Platka-Bird, Dietician at Center for Hope of the Sierras, a specialized eating disorder treatment facility in Reno, Nevada joins eHealth Radio and the Diabetes and Eating Disorder Channels.

Listen to interview with host Eric Michaels & guest Dr. Lorraine Platka-Bird discuss the following:

I’ve heard about anorexia and bulimia, but what is Diabulimia?
What are the symptoms of Diabulimia?
How can diabetics find a healthy weight without dangerously altering their insulin levels?
How can diabetics learn what insulin level is best for them?
Eating disorders are often thought of as being entirely controlled and self-inflicted, are people sick with an eating disorder really in control?
Since there is such an overlap between the physical and psychological aspects, what kind of facility should someone with Diabulimia be treated at?

Duration: 9:51

Dr. Lorraine Platka-Bird has been counseling individuals with eating disorders for more than 25 years. She takes a holistic approach to treatment, considering all aspects of physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. In addition to helping clients develop a healthy relationship with food, Dr. Platka-Bird helps individuals minimize eating disorder thoughts and behaviors, improve self-image and self-esteem, and develop healthy coping skills and life skills to improve overall quality of life.