An Aberdeen woman has told of her ten-year battle with "the world's most dangerous eating disorder".

Becky Rudkin has diabulimia, a little known but extremely dangerous eating disorder when Type 1 diabetes sufferers avoid taking their insulin in an attempt to lose weight.

As a result of the disorder, she became so frail that she had to be sectioned to save her life.

Speaking to STV News, Becky said: "I don't want to get into what my exact weight was but if you can imagine a 25-year-old in aged five to six clothes that kind of tells you a lot."

In the 18 months following her diagnosis, Becky suffered three diabetic comas and eventually asked to be sectioned by the Eden Unit in Aberdeen, which specialises in eating disorders.

She said: "I asked to be sectioned mainly for the fact that I knew that as soon I started to see the weight gain I would want to walk out of the door and I knew if I done that I would be straight back in within a couple of weeks.

"That was a strange situation for a lot of people to understand but if I hadn't asked for it and if the consultant never said 'yep we are doing it' I wouldn't be here today to talk to people about it."

It is not known how widespread the condition is but Diabetes UK estimates as many as 40% of women with Type 1 diabetes limit their insulin in order to lose weight.

Now, with support and treatment, Becky hopes her story can help others.

She said: "I would suggest either speaking to your diabetic team, or somebody in the mental health team, because obviously it is a mental health issue, and just take it from there.

"Reach out to people that love you and care for you."