Fwd: [MedicalConspiracies] Gluten free and diabetes from American Diabetes Assc.

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Date: Mon, May 10, 2010 at 9:03 AM
Subject: [MedicalConspiracies] Gluten free and diabetes from American Diabetes Assc.
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Celiac Disease

http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/complications/mens-health/serious-health-implications/celiac-disease.html 

You've been to your family doctor so often you both have your litany of symptoms memorized. You've made the round of specialists. Still, you can't find what ails you.

Maybe the cause of all your problems is lurking in your kitchen -- in your breadbox, in your pasta cabinet, and on your cookie shelf.

Foods made from wheat and certain other grains contain a protein called gluten. If you have a condition called celiac disease, every time you eat something with gluten, a reaction damages the lining of your small intestine. Nutrients aren't absorbed properly, and this leads to a host of problems.

Many people with celiac disease (also called celiac sprue, nontropical sprue, or gluten-sensitive enteropathy) go a long time without being diagnosed.

There are many possible symptoms. They may start in childhood or adulthood. They may come and go.

A classic symptom is diarrhea, but not everyone has this. Stools may be foul-smelling and bulky, and they may float.

Other signs and symptoms

• loss of appetite
• weight loss
• in children, failure to grow
• irritability (sometimes the only symptom in children)
• fatigue
• depression
• anemia
• skin rash
• and for people with diabetes, unexplained low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)

There seems to be a link between type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. About 1 in 20 people with type 1 diabetes has celiac disease. Even in the general population, including people with type 2 diabetes, the rate could be as high as 1 in 250.

If you think you might have celiac disease, discuss the possibility with your doctor. Blood tests and a biopsy of your small intestine -- the gold standard for diagnosing celiac disease -- can reveal whether you have the disease.

Celiac disease is not the only cause of chronic diarrhea. Other possibilities:

• Lactose intolerance
• Gastroparesis, a complication of diabetes
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Crohn's disease
• Stress
• Viral infection
• Parasitic infection
  

Going Gluten-free

Maybe you have symptoms that aren't typical, or a doctor who isn't familiar with celiac disease, or you can't get a referral to a specialist. If you feel you've done all you can with your health care professionals and you want to get more evidence to present to them, you might consider going gluten-free.

It's not going to be easy. Gluten is found in wheat, rye, barley, possibly oats, and some other grains. That means all the common flours found in mainstream breads, cookies, crackers, and pasta are now off-limits.

You can't just reduce your gluten intake; your diet has to be 100 percent gluten-free. And you can't "cheat." The damage to your intestine from a meal with gluten takes time to heal. It's this damage that leads to symptoms, so symptoms continue long after that one meal containing gluten is out of your system. If you diligently follow a gluten-free diet for five days and then have one cookie at an office party, your intestine will suffer.

Hidden gluten is a problem. If you unknowingly consume some gluten (many brands of soy sauce, for example, contain gluten) and don't see much improvement in your symptoms after two weeks of your diet, you might think, "Well, I guess it wasn't celiac." Then you might go additional months or years before getting diagnosed.

Some medications contain gluten as part of their inactive ingredients. Glucotrol, for example, may contain gluten. Check with your pharmacist or call the manufacturer of each of the drugs you take to see if the drug may contain gluten. If it does contain gluten, do not stop taking the drug. Talk to your doctor about what to do.

People with diabetes have additional challenges in going gluten-free. You'll be changing many of your usual sources of carbohydrate. This will very likely affect your blood sugar levels.

So again, if you do have celiac disease, it would be much, much better to get a real diagnosis. You'll have more reason to be committed to the diet, and you can get professional guidance as you make the required diet changes.

That said, if you're determined to try a gluten-free diet on your own, we have some suggestions.

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