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

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