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I realize this topic is over a month old but felt the need to speak up. I am a pharmacist. I have celiac disease so I understand the need for vigilance regarding things we eat/take/contact. I also understand the plight of the medical community and will speak to that. First of all, in pharmacy school, NOT ONCE, EVER, EVER, was did the term celiac disease...

I don't know enough about a bonafide link between diabetes and celiac disease but I have both. I've been a type 1 diabetic for 11 years and now have a diagnosis of celiac disease. I'm on an autoimmune roll as I also have Addison's Disease and autoimmune thyroid disease and Sjogren's Syndrome. So I was blessed with 5 AI disorders. So far !

Hi Gemini, I have been using Biotene for some time (toothpaste and mouthwash) Couldn't get by without them! Restasis I can take or leave. I'm not certain it does much for me though I stick with it. I also use moisturizing eyedrops all day long and often through the night. Thanks for the words of advice! I'll take all advice!

ACK! My kinda long post just disappeared-got a message I had timed out. Anyway..I'll try again. Thanks everyone! You have told me things that no dietitian or physician ever did. No one gave me any reason to change the way I eat except to stop the GI symptoms, which I didn't have. Even my GI doc said I could do what I wanted when I asked why I should...

Hello all, I have been diagnosed thru biopsy as celiac. I have symptoms that I can attribute to being celiac. The only reason I was sent to a GI doc was fatigue and what a surprise it was to both me and the GI doc that I AM celiac! Unfortunately, I also have other chronic diseases that are notorious for causing fatigue (Addison's, Sjogren's). I've...