title: Characteristics of persons with an eating disorder and type 1 diabetes and psychological comparisons with persons with an eating disorder and no diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Describe characteristics of patients who have both an eating disorder and type 1 diabetes and compare their responses on psychological tests with those with an eating disorder and no diabetes at time of initial assessment to an eating disorder facility.
  
  
  METHODS
  A chart audit conducted on all 48 patients with ED-DMT1 who were seen collaboratively by the diabetes and eating disorder treatment teams between 2005 and 2008 at Park Nicollet Health Services and 96 (1:2) matched eating disordered controls.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Diabetes was diagnosed an average of 10.2 years (SD = 9.4) before the diagnosis of an eating disorder; HbA1c at initial assessment was 11% (±3.2%). Those without diabetes reported greater depression (p = .048) and greater state and trait anxiety (p = .015 and p = .039, respectively) at initial assessment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Persons with both an eating disorder and type 1 diabetes were less psychologically compromised than their matched cohorts with an eating disorder only. These findings may not remain constant during the course of treatment.
authors.affiliation: International Diabetes Center at Park Nicollet, Minneapolis, MN 55416, USA. margaret.powers@parknicollet.com
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: Diann
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ackard
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gerken
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Criego
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012649:Self Concept