T1 and Coeliac disease

Once you have had the biopsy and then go gluten free your control will improve no end.

Poosecat said:

Hello everyone. I've just started on pump therapy with the aim to improve erratic control. I've just received a letter from the endocrinologist to say a recent blood test shows I probably have coeliac disease. Just waiting on a biopsy. The doc says that coeliac disease can contribute to erratic control. I was wondering if anyone had experienced this, and if so, to what extent does a gluten free diet improve your diabetes control.
Many thanks!

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Hi!
I had this happen to me very recently too! Got a letter in June saying I have suggestive Coeliac disease. I have been on a pump since September this year. I had an endoscopy about 3/4 weeks ago and the results have come back defiantly Coeliac! just waiting to see the consultant now and dietician which will probably be in the new year! Not sure whether to cut out gluten now or do it in the new year when I see the consultant and have 1 last Christmas eating what I want! I don't have any symptoms too. I've heard that gluten free food is higher in carbs but haven't heard of erratic control? :S

Yes I’m a coeliac and have had real issues keeping my BS under control . Dietitians have been of no help and neither have my gp or diabetic nurse specialist. I’m now on over 50 mm of insulin before each meal and still my average BS is around 14.

I’m not coeliac but very gluten intolerant. When I eat / drink gluten I get very sad, depressed, cry, weepy the next day. My bs is always irratic as well.

I seem to recall @robert72 has coeliac disease - perhaps he might pop along to this thread.

After my coeliac diagnosis, I've now been gluten free for 21 months. I had no symptoms to speak of, but hoped the GF diet would improve my diabetic control and also make me feel less tired.
If anything, I feel even more tired than before. My insulin requirements have risen a little, but my blood sugars are certainly no more stable than before diagnosis.