This month’s meeting of our journal club for members of the greater Milwaukee area’s professional eating disorders treatment community will feature discussion of the treatment of eating disorders and diabetes.

The meeting will be held at Children’s Hospital, Room 455A from 8 to 9 a.m. on  Wednesday, Oct. 28th.

The journal club will be discussing the following articles both from Diabetes Spectrum, Volume 22, Number 3, 2009

Eating Disorders and Diabetes: Screening and Detection

The medical risks associated with eating disorders in diabetes are significant. Clinicians working with patients who are at risk for eating disorders should be cognizant of patterns that might indicate the presence of disturbed eating behaviors in their patients. This article discusses the warning signs, screening tools, and diagnostic criteria associated with eating disorders in type 1 diabetes.

Outpatient Management of Eating Disorders in Type 1 Diabetes

Disturbed eating behaviors are common in adolescent girls and young women; however, these behaviors are significantly more common in those with type 1 diabetes than in the general population. Long-term treatment of patients with eating disorders and type 1 diabetes (ED-DMT1) often occurs in outpatient settings. This article reviews the clinical issues and strategies relevant to the outpatient treatment of ED-DMT1.

Please RSVP if you will be attending by Friday, Oct. 23rd. The journal club us a monthly gathering that brings professionals together to talk about the latest trends in eating disorders treatment.