Features of Eating Disorders in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Aim: to establish the features of eating disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Material and methods. Examination of 536 women with complicated T2DM aged 50–80 years was carried out on the basis of the endocrinology department of the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution “PKKB”, Perm. The DEBQ questionnaire was used to identify eating disorders. Results. Emotional type of eating behavior was observed in 2.4% of DM2 patients, external — in 13%, restrictive — in 21%. All three eating disorders were present in 7.1% of patients, emotiogenic in combination with external — in 14.3%, restrictive in combination with emotiogenic — in 6.2%, restrictive in combination with external — in 14.6%. The emotiogenic type of eating behavior correlated with age (r = –0.598; p = 0.006), duration of diabetes (r = –0.536; p = 0.0148), body mass index (r = 0.363; p = 0.008), waist size (r = 0.384; p = 0.0361), total cholesterol (r = 0.741; p = 0.0079). A connection has been established between xternal type of eating behavior and body mass index (r = 0.567; p = 0.009), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (r = –0.7; p = 0.0014), glycated hemoglobin level (r = 0.780; p = 0.022), triglycerides (r = 0.348; p = 0.0164). The dependence of the restrictive type of eating behavior on age (r = 0.879; p = 0.048), body mass index (r = 0.321; p = 0.021), glycemia level (r = –0.6; p = 0.01) and lipoprotein cholesterol was revealed. low density (r = –0.663; p = 0.013). Conclusion. Established eating disorders have shown an impact on metabolic control in women with type 2 diabetes. Their detection and prevention should be considered as a priority in the dispensary observation of this category of patients. Keywords: eating disorders, type 2 diabetes mellitus, women, metabolic control.