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It's been a long time since anyone posted. I might have been the last one.
I wish we could get more activity on this list. I know we are a small group
but I think we all need as much support as we can get.
I have a few thoughts and wonder if others could share their thoughts with
me. I have been gluten free for about 15 years. It became a way of life a
long time ago and the idea of eating something with gluten does not enter my
mind. Some foods I miss but don't spend much time thinking about them. I
also stayed lactose free for all those years because I felt milk bothered
me.
I find the diet for diabetes much harder for me to get control of. I have
terrible sugar cravings. I have gone back on milk out of necessity and now
can't get enough of it. I'm wondering if sugar craving is a part of
diabetes. Everyone knows someone who is diabetic and does not follow the
diet. If I can handle the celiac diet why not the diet for diabetes?
I understand the relationship between celiac and diabetes. I have numerous
other autoimmune illnesses. Does this mean I definitely have Type 1
diabetes? I have never really gotten an answer about what Type I have from
the doctors. They have joked about me being a 1 1/2. I have been on
insulin for over a year (diagnosed 2 years ago).
So, I would be interested in your thoughts.
Ginny
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