gender is implicated in the development of BED in T2DM [11]. Yet, a
study conducted in Turkey with a total of 110 DM (34 T1DM and 76
T2DM) patients revealed no differences in the HbA1c levels of patients
with or without eating attitude disorders [34].
There are fourmain limitations of our study: (1)We did not plan this
study asmulticentral; otherwise, more number of patients might be included.
(2) The prevalence of eating disorders and especially BED was
not researched in a control group of healthy individuals, because we
aimed to research BED in patients with T2DM only, not to compare
with the control group. (3) We designed this study according to DSMIV
criteria, because when we planned this study, DSM-V criteria were
not published yet. Since the number of eating episodes and the period
reduced in the new criteria, if we have taken into consideration the
DSM-V, we have found opportunity for diagnosing more patients as
BED. (4) Since the number of patientswith BEDwas low,whichwas another
limitation of our study, we have proposed further studies including
a great number of patients in the future.