How Do Food Allergies Affect Type 2 Diabetes?

Any allergen whether a bee sting or that bagel you ate this morning, if you are allergic can cause INFLAMMATION.  With some people a bee sting can kill them, but with others it may just cause some redness and swelling.  Either way, your body responds to any allergen by increasing your body’s inflammation.  When your body is inflamed, your blood sugar goes up almost immediately.  That’s why its so important to know what foods you may be sensitive to in order to know what triggers or drives your diabetes.  In our Western culture our foods are high in simple carbs such as breads, pastas, refined sugars, and processed foods.  The most common foods most people in the US are sensitive to are:  gluten (found in breads, pastas, etc), dairy, soy, and corn.  When you look at the American diet, these foods make up a large part of our diet.  Over time, our bodies become so bombarded with these foods that our bodies are overwhelmed and cannot process these foods correctly and with time become allergic to these foods.  If you are allergic to something such as gluten, one exposure can cause an inflammatory response and will stay in your body for up to 6 months!  Identifying a person’s food allergies is part of our work up when we accept a patient into our Type 2 Diabetes treatment.  It’s imperative every part of someone’s health is looked at with a fine tooth comb to find out what is causing their Diabetes.  That’s my approach to this disease.  Call our office today if you’d like to know what is causing your Diabetes to take over your life.

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Article by Dr. Jade Malay, Type 2 Diabetes Professional, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX