Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 >By the way, I thought Type 1 Diabetes develops in children--seems >strange to develop it at her age. It seems her pancreas is producing >absolutely no insulin. > >Thanks! > More and more, T1 is being diagnosed along WITH T2. T1 is basically an autoimmune disease ... the body produces antibodies to the pancreas and destroys it (or, in this case, the insulin producing part of it). Often the antibodies are produced because of an IgA allergy ... in rats, casein and gluten both reliably cause T1. Also zonulin, which produces leaky gut, causes T2 in rats. In humans, if they know the offending allergen, removing it from the diet causes the antibodies to be no longer produced. Unfortunately, most docs don't check ... they SHOULD check before the pancreas is destroyed. I feel for her! They should also check for tumors and such. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 > More and more, T1 is being diagnosed along WITH T2. T1 is basically > an autoimmune disease ... the body produces antibodies to the > pancreas and destroys it (or, in this case, the insulin producing > part of it). Often the antibodies are produced because of an > IgA allergy ... in rats, casein and gluten both reliably cause T1. > Also zonulin, which produces leaky gut, causes T2 in rats. > > In humans, if they know the offending allergen, removing it > from the diet causes the antibodies to be no longer produced. I have heard that autoimmune disfunctions can be successfully treated by removing the toxic load from the cells and providing glyconutrients to rebuild the immune system. Glutathione precursers can be used to reduce toxic load: Peer-reviewed Clinical Studies. http://members.shaw.ca/widewest/medline_links.html Effects of Nutriceutical Dietary Intervention in Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study: http://www.glycoscience.com/glycoscience/document_viewer.wm?FILENAME=abs/A130 regards, Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 >Heidi, I recommended that she ask her doc for the IgA testing--I >acutally read her your e-mail. Do you think this is sufficient or >should she do Dr. Fine's test? If the IgA comes out positive, that's good enough. Chances are if she is that sick and gluten is the problem, it'll be positive. That doesn't test for casein, or the other allergens, but gluten is by far the most common issue, I think. However, have her doc give her the numbers, and do a " total IgA " . If her total IgA is low, then the test is meaningless and they have to do a Ttg test or IgG. If her total IgA is, say, 15 and the cutoff is 20, she doesn't have celiac but she is still gluten intolerant. (some docs will say, if the level is 15, that it is " negative " which isn't the case, a level if 15 is still not good). As for her weight and strength ... get her on coconut oil! It is far easier to digest, doesn't affect insulin levels. Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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