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Diabetes is a shortage of the hormone insulin that controls the level of glucose in the blood. There are two types of diabetes. One form comes on in childhood, and is due to the body forming antibodies against its own cells. In this case, the cells under attack are the islet cells in the pancreas, which produce the insulin. The second type of diabetes comes on in adults, usually those who are overweight, and is probably due to exhaustion of the islet cells, through over consumption of sugar and starch.

It has been suggested that diabetes might be due to food intolerance, but this seems very unlikely. It is possible, however, that immune reactions to food may aggravate any autoimmune disease – a disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own cells. One such autoimmune disease is systemic lupus erythmatosus. Some patients with this disease fare much better if they are investigated with an elimination diet and treated for reactions to food and other environmental factors – which suggests that these sensitivities may make the underlying disease worse. In the same way, food sensitivity might make the autoimmune type of diabetes worse.

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