How many diabetics have been tested for Celiac given that Celiac can trigger Diabetes, lactose and sucrose intolerences?
I am a diabetic with celiac and bronchicetasis. Recently found out I have had Celiac all my life (58 years). Got my medical records under the Freedom of Information Act from the hosptial where I was treated at as an infant.
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Symptoms of Coeliac Disease Symptoms can be any of the following, and usually there are multiple symptoms in families, as it is an hereditary condition:
Upper respiratory complaints such as sinusitis, allergies, asthma, bronchitis.
Headaches and migraine
Malabsorption of nutrients leading to anaemia, osteoporosis, fatigue, skin complaints, mouth ulcers, dental enamel abnormalities, muscle cramps, underweight, anorexia, overweight, obesity, infertility, irritability, thyroid imbalances, gall bladder problems
Bowel complaints: constipation, diarrhoea, bloating, spastic colon, stomach or duodenal ulcers, IBS, lactose or sucrose intolerance, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis,
Cancer of the organs of digestion, lymphoma
Autoimmune system disorders: rheumatoid arthritis, insulin dependent diabetes type 1 (mellitus), sarcoidosis, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, pernicious anaemia, scleroderma, Sjögren's syndrome, Addison's disease, autoimmune chronic active hepatitis, systemic lupus erythematosis, thyroid disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, recurrent pericarditis and kidney disease such as IgA nephritis or glomerulonephritis
Disorders of the nervous system, such as motor neurone disease, epilepsy, cerebral calcifications, ataxia, tingling and numbness in extremities
Problems affecting the mind: behavioural problems in children, hyperactivity, ADD, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, depression, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia
Genetic disorders: Down's syndrome, amongst others
Skin disorders especially Dematitis Herpetiformis.


