Link To Diabetes?

[redheadheather]

This is a spinoff from another post... I just saw someone posting that it is suspected that their child got diabetes because of undiagnosed celiac... does anyone know how this happens? Is it from the lack of nutrient absorption? I hadn't heard this before and an curious what the link is.

Thanks.

As a side note - DS's blood test results were in yesterday according to the nurse, but they couldn't give them to me as they hadn't been reviewed by a Dr. yet. She said I should get them today.

Heather

[lbsteenwyk]

I don't know the science behind it, but I think this is simply because undiagnosed celiac disease makes people more susceptible to other autoimmune disorders - Type 1 diabetes is also an autoimmune disease. Between 3-8% of children with Type 1 diabetes also have celiac disease.

[Guest Lucy]

try 15-25% of kids with Type 1 diabets have celiac. My son being one of them. My sons Endocronologist thinks its probably even higher than that, but most kids are not tested for celiac.

Once you have one auto immune disease, your body becomes more suseptible to another. I was probably the one you saw the post from

Celiac runs in our family. Diabetes DOES NOT. NO ONE has type one diabetes in either side. My son has both. His Dr. is fairly certain that celiac weakened his body, so he developed Diabetes. There is more technical terminology, but a child who develops Type 1 diabetes is pre disposed, and something "triggers" it. A sickness or malnourishment of some kind. I am not a pro at explaining it yet. Hope this helps.

[lbsteenwyk]

Lucy:

Do you have a reference for those numbers? I don't doubt, it's true, but I try keep up with current research so I can share it with docs I work with. I'm always advocating to get type 1 diabetics tested for celiac disease, so if I have a reference to current research that indicates the numbers are this high, it would really help. THanks!

[Guest Lucy]

I don't remember who told me, if it was the diabetes nurse educator or his endocronologist? I will try to find out. I'm pretty sure it was his endocronologist. He is from India, and tested him within a month of his diagnosis of diabetes, for celiac. He seems to think it is extremely common. We don't have another appointment for 2.5 months, but occasionally talk to him on the phone. He is extremely nice, but busy, so I'll ask next time we talk.

[lbsteenwyk]

I don't remember who told me, if it was the diabetes nurse educator or his endocronologist?  I will try to find out.  I'm pretty sure it was his endocronologist.  He is from India, and tested him within a month of his diagnosis of diabetes, for celiac.  He seems to think it is extremely common.  We don't have another appointment for 2.5 months,  but occasionally talk to him on the phone.  He is extremely nice, but busy,  so I'll ask next time we talk.

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Thanks, Lucy; I'll appreciate any information you can get. In the meantime, I'll try doing a literature search and see what I come up with. If I find anything interesting, I'll let you know.