Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus & Gluten induced disorders
Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Bed to Bench,
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Page Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench 2014;7(4):189-197
https://doi.org/10.22037/ghfbb.v7i4.583
Over the last five decades the association between coeliac disease and other autoimmune disorders such as autoimmune thyroid disease or diabetes mellitus type 1 has been well established through many studies and to this day is subject to on-going clinical and scientific investigation worldwide. While no link has been established between coeliac disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, coeliac disease is common in patients with type 1 diabetes. The improvement of symptoms in patients with both conditions through dietary intervention, in the form of a gluten free diet, has been widely described within the literature.
Our objectives were to review and synthesise the current knowledge on the nutritional treatment for patients with both conditions