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The Devastating Impact of T1DE: Megan’s Story and the Fight for Change with Lesley and Neal Davison
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In this deeply moving episode, Han is joined by Lesley and Neal Davison. In 2017, their 27-year-old daughter, Megan, took her own life as a result of a long struggle with T1DE, a deadly combination of food and insulin restriction.
Since her death, Lesley and Neal have campaigned on all platforms to raise awareness of this condition and successfully carried out a legal challenge to the outcome of her original inquest.
This episode highlights the urgent need for integrated care and the systemic reforms they’re now fighting for.
Key Takeaways:
- What is T1DE (type 1 diabetes with disordered eating), and why is it often misunderstood?
- Megan’s lived experience: from early signs to repeated hospital admissions
- How the lack of joined-up care between diabetes and ED services became fatal
- The legal inquest that exposed failures, and the changes they’re advocating for
- How to support those at risk, as a professional or loved one
Timestamps:
08:30 – Megan’s T1D diagnosis & early challenges
16:10 – Onset of disordered eating & insulin restriction
25:00 – Hospitalisation, distress & gaps in care
34:15 – The inquest and campaigning for change
42:00 – Supporting others: advice for parents and clinicians
52:40 – What integrated care should look like
Trigger Warning:This episode includes discussion of suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, and the loss of a loved one.
Resources:
- The Megan Sugar Davison Story
- Inquest coverage in the BBC
- BEAT Eating Disorders – Diabulimia Info
- Diabetes UK – Mental Health Support
Connect with Us:
Subscribe to the Full of Beans Podcast here
Follow Full of Beans on Instagram here
Read our latest blog here
Thank you for listening and being part of this important conversation!
If you loved this episode, don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who might benefit!
Sending positive beans your way, Han 💛
228 episodes
Manage episode 493104711 series 3004577
In this deeply moving episode, Han is joined by Lesley and Neal Davison. In 2017, their 27-year-old daughter, Megan, took her own life as a result of a long struggle with T1DE, a deadly combination of food and insulin restriction.
Since her death, Lesley and Neal have campaigned on all platforms to raise awareness of this condition and successfully carried out a legal challenge to the outcome of her original inquest.
This episode highlights the urgent need for integrated care and the systemic reforms they’re now fighting for.
Key Takeaways:
- What is T1DE (type 1 diabetes with disordered eating), and why is it often misunderstood?
- Megan’s lived experience: from early signs to repeated hospital admissions
- How the lack of joined-up care between diabetes and ED services became fatal
- The legal inquest that exposed failures, and the changes they’re advocating for
- How to support those at risk, as a professional or loved one
Timestamps:
08:30 – Megan’s T1D diagnosis & early challenges
16:10 – Onset of disordered eating & insulin restriction
25:00 – Hospitalisation, distress & gaps in care
34:15 – The inquest and campaigning for change
42:00 – Supporting others: advice for parents and clinicians
52:40 – What integrated care should look like
Trigger Warning:This episode includes discussion of suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, and the loss of a loved one.
Resources:
- The Megan Sugar Davison Story
- Inquest coverage in the BBC
- BEAT Eating Disorders – Diabulimia Info
- Diabetes UK – Mental Health Support
Connect with Us:
Subscribe to the Full of Beans Podcast here
Follow Full of Beans on Instagram here
Read our latest blog here
Thank you for listening and being part of this important conversation!
If you loved this episode, don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who might benefit!
Sending positive beans your way, Han 💛
228 episodes
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