PMID: 18194622Jan 16, 2008Paper

Impact of diagnosis of celiac disease on metabolic control of type 1 diabetes

Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
Y Nóvoa MedinaR Barrio Castellanos

Abstract

To asses the prevalence of celiac disease and to evaluate the clinical effects of a gluten-free diet on metabolic control and growth in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1). We performed a retrospective study of 261 patients with DM1. Diagnosis of celiac disease was based on the presence of endomysium and tissue transglutaminase antibodies in serum and was confirmed by intestinal biopsy. The impact of a gluten-free diet on metabolic control (mean annual HbAlc values), growth (height and annual growth velocity) and nutritional status (body mass index) was evaluated. Patients diagnosed with DM1 and subsequently with celiac disease were compared with a control group of patients with DM1 only. Twenty-one (8%) of the 261 diabetic patients were diagnosed with celiac disease and 19% also had another associated autoimmune disease. No significant differences were found in growth or metabolic control after withdrawal of gluten from the diet. We found a high prevalence of celiac disease in our type 1 diabetes population. A gluten-free diet had no effects on metabolic control of diabetes or on height or weight. Nevertheless, given the high prevalence of celiac disease and the possible development of long-term compli...Continue Reading

Citations

Jul 8, 2008·Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia·Fátima C F WhitackerGil Guerra-Júnior
Jan 24, 2014·Nutrients·Antonella DiamantiRuggiero Francavilla

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