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Have very recently found out I am, in all likelihood, LADA (1.5), which I've posted about here: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=42369
Anyway's, was very, very upset/distressed - so my coping mechanism has been to read and research - have basically spent 48 hrs reading! Thought you might like to know a little about what I'm discovering, so will post any little findings here. I am not saying anything I post is right or wrong, just might be interesting...
The first thing over and over is that some doctors suspect there is a relation between cows milk and diabetes. They say that cows milk contains a protien that is very similar to the beta cells of the pancreas, so if the body develops an allergy to this protein it begins to attack it, and mistakenly attacks the beta cells with it... They say that countries like Finland are one of the top countries in diary products consumption and they are one of the top countries in developing type1 diabetes too. So whilst type1 diabetes may be an immune disease, it could be that it's an auto-immune reaction based upon an allergy reaction.
There is also evidence that wheat can cause a similar reaction and many type 1's have cealiac disease also.
To me, it makes sense to try eliminating both completely - I'm already not eating wheat as I'm low carb since thinking I was type 2, but I been having huge amounts of dairy (much more than I ever normally would) as I thought it was a 'safe' low carb option... so I'm going to try cutting the dairy out too and seeing what happens...
The other thing I keep reading is that Niacin as Nicotinamide (vitamin B-3) and has slowed down type 1.5 diabetes by improving beta-cell function… There have been studies done to see if taking Nicotinamide would help protect the beta cells in susceptible people. There is some evidence to show that it actually does work - nothing is conclusive as yet - but I figure it has to be worth a try. I do know it needs to be the Nicotinamide version that's taken.
Will let you know if I find out anything else - all helps to keep me busy and sane... :wink:
Anyway's, was very, very upset/distressed - so my coping mechanism has been to read and research - have basically spent 48 hrs reading! Thought you might like to know a little about what I'm discovering, so will post any little findings here. I am not saying anything I post is right or wrong, just might be interesting...
The first thing over and over is that some doctors suspect there is a relation between cows milk and diabetes. They say that cows milk contains a protien that is very similar to the beta cells of the pancreas, so if the body develops an allergy to this protein it begins to attack it, and mistakenly attacks the beta cells with it... They say that countries like Finland are one of the top countries in diary products consumption and they are one of the top countries in developing type1 diabetes too. So whilst type1 diabetes may be an immune disease, it could be that it's an auto-immune reaction based upon an allergy reaction.
There is also evidence that wheat can cause a similar reaction and many type 1's have cealiac disease also.
To me, it makes sense to try eliminating both completely - I'm already not eating wheat as I'm low carb since thinking I was type 2, but I been having huge amounts of dairy (much more than I ever normally would) as I thought it was a 'safe' low carb option... so I'm going to try cutting the dairy out too and seeing what happens...
The other thing I keep reading is that Niacin as Nicotinamide (vitamin B-3) and has slowed down type 1.5 diabetes by improving beta-cell function… There have been studies done to see if taking Nicotinamide would help protect the beta cells in susceptible people. There is some evidence to show that it actually does work - nothing is conclusive as yet - but I figure it has to be worth a try. I do know it needs to be the Nicotinamide version that's taken.
Will let you know if I find out anything else - all helps to keep me busy and sane... :wink: