Mrs Karen Rigby
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Research interests
type 1 diabetes
type 1 diabetes with eating disorder (T1DE)
chronic disease self-management
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Exploring the attitudes and experiences of MSc students in co-creating a new marking scheme
Principal Investigator
Description
BILT funded Education Development ProjectManaging organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (THS)Dates
01/08/2024 to 31/07/2025
The RIPT1DE Project: Exploring the Role of carbohydrate counting in the Prevalence of Type 1 diabetes and Disordered Eating
Description
A person living with type 1 diabetes is twice as likely as someone without diabetes to develop disordered eating. Disordered eating is very dangerous for someone living with type…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical SchoolDates
03/10/2023 to 03/10/2027
Publications
Recent publications
21/04/2026Understanding patient practise
Using psychological measures of eating behaviour to assess whether carbohydrate counting influences disordered eating in those living with type 1 diabetes mellitus
What effects does carbohydrate counting to manage insulin-to-food dosage calculations have on behaviours and cognitions related to food and/or disordered eating?
Type 1 diabetes feasibility study exploring the relationship between carbohydrate counting and disordered eating
A scoping review exploring research investigating the influence of carbohydrate counting on eating behaviour and/or disordered eating in type 1 diabetes
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
