<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> This from the September 1,'97 INTERNAL MEDICINE NEWS (a physician trade journal). "More Celiac Disease in Type I Diabetics, Relatives" First degree relatives of people with type I diabetes are three times more likely to develop celiac disease than the general population. Dr. Marion Rewers reported at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association. Celiac disease affects approximately 0.02-0.15% of the general population & 2-5% of type I diabetics. Diabetic patients and their first degree relatives might benefit from screening for endomysial IgA autoantibodies.( Dr. Marion Rewers- dept of preventative medicine & pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of medicine, Denver). IgA antibodies were positive in 5.4% of 612 patients w/ Type I diabetes (aged 1-45 years), in 2.3% of 577 of their first degree-relatives. Screening for EMA could be done at 2 year intervals, if the test results remain negative. Fran dx sprue 4/96 dx Type II, diabetes 1/97 Changes.... lots of changes -- mailto:[log in to unmask] *Everything changes-but change*