Living with Diabetes and Coeliac Disease

This booklet has been developed in conjunction with Diabetes Australia to assist people and parents of children with both type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus and coeliac disease. This booklet can also be modified to guide adults who develop both coeliac disease and type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetes mellitus.

Both type 1 diabetes mellitus and coeliac disease are lifelong conditions. To stay healthy it is important for a person with both conditions to look after their diabetes and make the changes suggested in this booklet to make sure the diet is gluten free.

Although it can sometimes be difficult balancing the demands placed on a person with both diabetes and coeliac disease, the rewards are great in that they will feel fit and healthy and children will grow and develop normally. It is recommended that a person with both conditions return for regular consults with their endocrinologist, diabetes educator and dietitian.

In each quarterly edition of The Australian Coeliac magazine, the society includes the nutrient analysis information for the recipes in the Food News section.