Insulin Resistance?

[GFinMN]

Does anyone have insulin resistance in addition to celiac? What symptoms are present with insulin resistance?

[dionnek]

I was dx with IR about 5 years ago (when I first started trying to get pregnant and figure out what was wrong with me. I wasn't dx with celiac until 1 year ago, and I truly think that it was celiac all along (and not IR), however, the symptoms I had back then were dizzyness/passing out, night sweats, cold fingers/toes (Raynauds disease), frequent urination, and no period. When I cut out carbs and started eating more protien (following the IR "diet", I felt a little better (less dizzyness/passing out), but I now think that was just b/c I cut out a lot of gluten (without knowing it). Anyway, my blood tests have come back ok for the IR ever since I cut back on the carbs.

[tarnalberry]

celiac is not uncommonly found in patients with diabetes - both type 1 and type 2. as IR typically preceeds type 2, the logical conclusion is yes. additionally, there are plenty of us here with reactive hypoglycemia (and many in the population). you're definitely not alone.

[georgie]

I found I was eating a lot more carbs once I went onto a gluten-free diet. I have had to really watch my diet now, and eat more protein. I have had IR for years - trying desperately to avoid Type 2 Diabetes.

[GFinMN]

thanks so much for the replies. question - do any of you react to something even like a sweet potato w/ no additives? i was told to stay off sugar, but that things like potatoes are supposed to balance your sugars and be okay. however, i even have hypoglycemia type reactions to potatoes.

[tarnalberry]

thanks so much for the replies. question - do any of you react to something even like a sweet potato w/ no additives? i was told to stay off sugar, but that things like potatoes are supposed to balance your sugars and be okay. however, i even have hypoglycemia type reactions to potatoes.

different potatoes have different glycemic loads. eaten on their own, they're primarily simple starch. some have more fiber than others, so it's perfectly reasonable, for instance, that a russet would cause a reaction for you. even a sweet potato could if you don't balance it with fat and protein. (for some people, ample fiber is enough to slow the sugar release, for others it isn't. you just have to learn your body.)

[Rivergirl]

Two weeks before being diagnosed with Celiacs, I was diagnosed as borderline Type 2 diabetes. I shoot myself twice a day with Byetta. Being both diabetic and Celiacs does complicate my life quite a bit. My job requires a lot of traveling and a lot of odd hours and events that host rubber chicken dinners. Being on insulin requires that I schedule my eating the best I can - my lifestyle is very crazy and hectic and routinue schedules do not work well. For example, I need to make sure after I get a shot - I have to eat within 30 to 60 minutes. If I do not eat I get very sick to my stomach and quite dizzy. And of course, I need to make sure what I eat now is gluten-free.

I also believe that if I had known I was Celiacs 20 years ago when all my problems began and I went on some sort of gluten-free diet, I would never have got Type II diabetes. But, I remain quite optimistic that now that I am on such a strick gluten-free diet that in one year, I will not be on insulin any more.

[elye]

I've been a type one diabetic most of my life, and a known celiac for two years. I've maintained tight control of my blood sugars for many years, but once I went gluten-free, things have gotten even tighter--I can maintain non-diabetic readings most of the time, and have stellar haemoglobin A1Cs. Grains, for me and I suspect for many, regardless of their glycemic load number (most are moderately high, anyway), cause my blood sugars to jump. I now minimize my grain intake, even corn and rice, and get my carbs from legumes, veggies and fruit. This seems a great way to stabilize high blood sugars and/or get a handle on reactive hypo.

[georgie]

thanks so much for the replies. question - do any of you react to something even like a sweet potato w/ no additives? i was told to stay off sugar, but that things like potatoes are supposed to balance your sugars and be okay. however, i even have hypoglycemia type reactions to potatoes.

My hubbie is a new Type 2, and used to test 4x a day at first. Time and time again he found that potato was worse than eating a bowl of white sugar - even if balanced with protein and fat. We don't have it in the house now. Sweet potatoes don't have a reaction. He has all the data here somewhere but it was very clear that potato was a no-no.