Why are experts seeing more and more type 1 diabetics suffering eating disorders?

They are the gadgets that have transformed diabetes care for hundreds of thousands - monitors that track blood sugars throughout the day, doing away with finger-prick tests. But experts are noticing an unintended consequence of the tech: patients become obsessive about what they eat.

Barney and Eve are joined by Sam Webb - son of BBC presenter Justin Webb, who speaks candidly about his struggle with an eating disorder that he says was fuelled by the tech he used to manage his diabetes. We also hear from Dr. Partha Karr, the NHS’s clinical lead for type 1 diabetes, who warns that doctors often place too much pressure on patients to control their condition with diet.

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