Eating Disorders and Diabetes: A Focus on Diabetes Medications

People with diabetes are at increased risk of eating disorders, but treatment for diabetes can often feel at odds with eating disorder treatment. Understanding the use of medications for diabetes is a key piece of merging these two treatments. This webinar will focus on a weight-inclusive, anti-ableist view of medications for diabetes through the lens of the eating disorder treatment team. 

Learning Objectives:

Following this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the pros and cons of each of the commonly used diabetes medications.
2. Increase confidence in discussing the pros and cons of adding or increasing medications with clients with eating disorders. 
3. Increase confidence in holding space for discussions around medications that are often prescribed due to weight bias, including metformin and GLP-1s. 
4. Unpack their own biases about medications that are often prescribed due to weight bias, including metformin and GLP-1s.

Erin Phillips, MPH, RD, CDCES (she/her) Bio:

Erin is a registered dietitian, diabetes specialist, and private practice owner focusing on the intersection of diabetes and eating disorders. She supports people living with diabetes through individual counseling and provides 1:1 and group consultation for clinicians looking to be more grounded and confident in supporting their clients and patients with co-occurring diagnoses of diabetes and eating disorders. 

She has received advanced training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and is always geeking out staying up to date about the latest and greatest diabetes technology and medications. 

She is super passionate about increasing access to weight-inclusive diabetes care, and, to that end, is creating courses for eating disorder and diabetes professionals: Diabetes for the Eating Disorder Professional, Eating Disorders for the Diabetes Professional, and a masterclass on GLP-1 medications.