An eating disorder may be hiding in plain sight among adults with type 2 diabetes

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Add to Preferred Sources Eating disorders like binge eating disorder (BED) are more common among people with diabetes than among those without. Credit: Pexels. Eating disorders are often dismissed as a lack of discipline or picky eating by much of society. Whether it's anorexia, bulimia or binge eating disorder, they are serious mental health conditions that require medical monitoring as well as nutrition counseling. In a recent study published in Diabetic Medicine , researchers from the University of Southern Denmark examined how common binge eating disorder (BED) symptoms are among adults with type 2 diabetes in the country.