Diabetes & Vitiligo

John506

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I have both type 1 diabetes and also Vitiligo, the doctors seem to think they are connected as they are both auto-immune that kill off cells.

Anyone else have vitiligo too?

Vitiligo is an auto-immune disease were your body kills off it's melanin cells in your skin and you lose the pigment and can't tan in patches.

Have a search in Google images if you are curious what it looks like.

John.
 

hanadr

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I don't have Vitiligo, but I've seen it often. My friend's husband has it and it means that if she goes to visit her family in the South of France, they have to go in winter, because he gets so burned.
Hana
 

franclegg

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I took have (or had ) vitilago but it was on set before i was diagnosed with diabetes. It has slowly over the yrs (approx 15yrs) vanished and hasnt appeared to worsten since my diabetes was diagnsed so i am unsure if there is any connection. Seems a bit bizarre that it could cause such a sever hormone inbalance and no cause other issues/inbalances.
 

NickW

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There's an interesting connection with gluten in both diabetes and vitiligo (and many other autoimmune conditions) - and cases of people achieving remission from one or both on a gluten-free diet. If you haven't already tried, I'd try a gluten-free diet for several months and see whether that helps the condition.

There's some good information on this connection including links to studies etc. on this blog post: http://drbganimalpharm.blogspot.com/search/label/Vitiligo
 
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John506 said:
I have both type 1 diabetes and also Vitiligo, the doctors seem to think they are connected as they are both auto-immune that kill off cells.

Anyone else have vitiligo too?

Vitiligo is an auto-immune disease were your body kills off it's melanin cells in your skin and you lose the pigment and can't tan in patches.

Have a search in Google images if you are curious what it looks like.

John.

yeah I found many images of vitiligo on google,

http://antivitiligotablets.com/
http://antivitiligotablets.com/vitiligo-treatment.html
 

Geri

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Type 1
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Insulin
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Stress and feeling exhausted.
Hi, Yes I do, and got it when I was very young.
Im almost all white now!
The good news is that there is little chance of people with vitiligo getting skin cancer . The skin cancer gene isnt in people with vitiligo (according to recent research via The Vitiligo Society.)
Vitiligo and diabetes have been noted as being connected by various doctors from my past.
I got vitiligo after chicken pox when I was 6, developed type 1 diabetes when 8, under active thyroid age 35. Life is such a barrel of laughs. :lol:
 

chocoholic

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Well, I think I have vitilgo and I have Type 1 diabetes. It's just small patches of white that seem to be appearing on my forearms. I wasn't overly concerned to begin with...until someone said to me last year...."Oh, have you been painting? You've got white paint on your arms" That comment has now made me a bit self-conscious of these white patches. I did query the condition with my specialist last year but he wasn't sure it WAS vitiligo.Don't know what else it could be.The patches seem more prominent in the summer but that's probably because the rest of me tans and those bloomin' white patches don't.
 

Geri

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I have to say that vitiligo doesnt bother me anymore, although it was hard being so different at school, being the only one with diabetes and also the visible signs of vitiligo.

I use all sort of camouflage creams during the summer. Boots have started to stock Vichy Dermablend, which comes in a few basic skin tones whick you can be mix to match your own skin tone.
My 15 year old son also has extended vitiligo, although thankfully, he has not developed diabetes. He is resonably OK with it, (he is fair skinned ) and wears long shorts in the summer to cover his white patches.

There is a good support network online if any of you feel like further information.
 

autoimmune chrissy

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I started with vitiligo at 11 years old,at 32 an under active thyroid,type 2 diabetes in 2008 then 2 years later turned to type 1. Because I don't go in the sun very much I had a bit d deficiency,I have injection s now, I think stress is a lot to do with my autoimmune disorders,I struggled as a teenager with vitiligo,I didn't go out in the sun I was so fed up with people making remarks,had I hand in bleach n u come abroad to get a tan u get whiter,it was easier staying in,if anyone's got any info on fake tan,I'd love to just be one colour!!!
 

jack87

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Type of diabetes
Other
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I do not have diabetes
One of my friend has vitiligo not all over kind of mid vitiligo and also having problem of type one diabetes but he is managing his diabetes very well.. Easily seen depigmented patches on the back side of both hand they are really dark compared to regular skin. It looking so worse he loses his confidence and avoid to meet new people, so looking for vitiligo treatment he is from India.
 

GBS_82_

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
Sorry to come into this quite late. I developed (or noticed) vitiligo when I was 18. I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes last month. I am 33.

Funny old world isn't it...
 

Marksman4519

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
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Insulin
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I have both type 1 diabetes and also Vitiligo, the doctors seem to think they are connected as they are both auto-immune that kill off cells.

Anyone else have vitiligo too?

Vitiligo is an auto-immune disease were your body kills off it's melanin cells in your skin and you lose the pigment and can't tan in patches.

Have a search in Google images if you are curious what it looks like.

John.
Hi John
Yes I have both. I even had it before I got Type 1 diabetes when I was 29. It wasn't too bad then, but since I developed diabetes (now 72) it has become particularly bad. Slap on the factor 50 every day and I also use developing tan and instant tan as well. It helps but is a real faf. Night and day. Half the time I do it for the embarrassment and also for others who may find it awkward trying not to look too hard at me. I went on a Dafne course about 5 years ago and met a women who like us had vitiligo. I felt more sorry for her as she would be more aware of how she looks. You would think by now they might have discovered a gene therapy to reverse it. I look very ill (white) when I don't put on Tan but that's life. Forgive me if I have assumed that you are caucasian and not african. A recent program on the TV made me realise it must be much worse for those with very dark skin.
 

Guzzler

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Hi John
Yes I have both. I even had it before I got Type 1 diabetes when I was 29. It wasn't too bad then, but since I developed diabetes (now 72) it has become particularly bad. Slap on the factor 50 every day and I also use developing tan and instant tan as well. It helps but is a real faf. Night and day. Half the time I do it for the embarrassment and also for others who may find it awkward trying not to look too hard at me. I went on a Dafne course about 5 years ago and met a women who like us had vitiligo. I felt more sorry for her as she would be more aware of how she looks. You would think by now they might have discovered a gene therapy to reverse it. I look very ill (white) when I don't put on Tan but that's life. Forgive me if I have assumed that you are caucasian and not african. A recent program on the TV made me realise it must be much worse for those with very dark skin.

Just a little note, this thread is eight years old so you may not get replies. You could start a fresh thread or chose to wait for others to join in. Best wishes.
 

Chris Bowsher

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I have had diabetes for 25 years and only recently in the last year or two have stared developing this condition. I have about 4 or 5 10p sized area on my hands. It's only recently i noticed it. I am spending more time in the sun recently and the tan has shown it up

just hoping it doesn't get too bad.
 

tim2000s

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Type of diabetes
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It's part of the same family of autoimmune conditions, along with Coeliac, Thyroid, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriasis, etc. Whilst I don't have it myself, all of my mum's side of the family have at least one of the above (my cousin and I got the T1D) with the exception of Coeliac.
 

isjoberg

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Ah I developed vitiligo as a child (having been diabetic since I was 1) but it's now faded apart from a few small patches!
 

amadeusdr

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Unfortunately, no medicines have helped me. I tried the PUVA method about 15 years ago. During the PUVA treatment, the skin is being tanned by UVA light, so it is a kind of solarium essentially. Moreover, patients also need to take a medicine containing psoralens, which makes you sensitive to light. I had to wear sunglasses because I became so sensitive to light. I got tanned quickly, my skin became repigmented in some areas, but in most places, my skin stopped to get more tanned and did not change any further. Therefore, I stopped using this method, because there were no further results, and especially considering the fact that the photosensitising substance is harmful to the liver.

However, this new book about vitiligo worked for me. The title is ‘Curing vitiligo’ or ‘Treating vitiligo’, I think. The book describes healing methods and strategies that really work in the long run without side effects. I’ve started to use some of the methods described in the book, and my skin is getting repigmented. Even in areas where I have had vitiligo patches for 15 years. I think you can still order this book. One of my friends recommended it, and it really works. It cures vitiligo slowly and undoubtedly, but most importantly, without side effects. Some of you have asked for the book in a private message, but I’d rather share the link here because I might be able to help more people this way:
newtreatmentsforvitiligo.com
 

amadeusdr

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To be honest, I tried every kind of healing methods and medicines on my vitiligo patches for ten years, but none of them helped much. I've found another healing method on the internet. It is really useful in treating vitiligo, has no side effects and costs only a little money. I have read the books about curing vitiligo many times, have used the treatment methods described there, and, thank God, they have been effective, however, recovering takes time. If you are interested, here is this link, I think it is still available: newtreatmentsforvitiligo.com