This study was posted in the Journal of Pediatrics 2000 Aug;137(2):263-5
Study title and authors:
Gluten-dependent diabetes-related and thyroid-related autoantibodies in patients with celiac disease.
Ventura A, Neri E, Ughi C, Leopaldi A, Città A, Not T.
Clinica Pediatrica e Laboratorio di Analisi, IRCCS "Burlo Garofolo" Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10931424?dopt=Abstract
This study investigated the incidence of type 1 diabetes autoantibodies in patients with celiac disease. Diabetes autoantibodies increase the risk of devolping type 1 diabetes. The study included 90 celiac patients.
In the general population the incidence of type 1 diabetes is around 1 in 10,000 (.01%).
The study found:
(a) 11.1% of celiac patients have type 1 diabetes autoantibodies.
(b) The autoantibodies seemed to be gluten-dependent and tended to disappear during a gluten-free diet.
This study shows how a gluten-free diet may be beneficial in the management of type 1 diabetes.
Links to other studies:
Gluten free diet gives type 1 diabetics an improvement in quality of life, better blood sugar control, disappearance of diarrhea and an increase in the uptake of iron
Gluten-containing foods increase the risk of type 1 diabetes in children
Links to other studies:
Gluten free diet gives type 1 diabetics an improvement in quality of life, better blood sugar control, disappearance of diarrhea and an increase in the uptake of iron
Gluten-containing foods increase the risk of type 1 diabetes in children
