Non-coeliac here just wondering if anyone has seen better BG control while abstaining from gluten.
Seen a number of claims online about a leaky gut syndrome and how these can cause bacteria,viruses and toxins to enter blood stream which triggers autoimmunity.
Gluten seems to be suspect number 1
I have no Coeliac diagnosis, but do use a strictly gluten diet, on the instructions of my Endo.
My feeling is if a person has issues with gluten (whether Coeliac or non-Coeliac Glutn Intolerance), they may see a margin of improvement, due to a lowering of their inflammation markers, pushing bloods up a bit, but that could easily be countered by an increase in carb consumption if gluten-free variants are consumed.
Personally, being someone who eats a reduced carb lifestyle anyway, I decided that I wasn't eating bread or pasta before going GF, so there was no reason to eat them after. I just carried on with that, but then avoided the residual gluten in my diet.
For anyone thinking a GF lifestyle is easy, I urge them to think again. The impacts go way, way wider than just avoiding "normal" bread and pasta. For example, there is gluten in cola drinks, soy sauce, and so on.
I feel a definite benefit from being gluten free, but if I didn't actually need to, I'd avoid it. It takes quite a bit of headspace for the first several months. Not days, or weeks, but months.
Just to add, finally, a reminder that I am neither T1 nor an insulin user.