Gluten

[mandy72]

if you have a problem with gluten and you eat it does it make you feel really sick very soon after?

since being diagnosed diabetic ive noticed if i eat gluten i feel really really sick within minutes and it lasts for hours

its mainly bread, pasty and rice (not that i eat it often as my sugar levels dont like it)

[Riyad55]

does rice contains gluten??!!

[mandy72 in reply to Riyad55]

not sure but i react to it

[Clairewalker751]

Rice doesn't naturally contain gluten but is often cross contaminated in factories processing wheat the same is true for oats

[milupa]

Hi mandy72 -

rice does not contain gluten but antinutrients that someone might react to; I don't think this would be an immediate reaction though.

I feel it the next day if I have been 'glutened': joint pains, headache, and digestion problems that last a few days.

Is it possible that you react to the carbohydrates? If your blood sugar goes high or very high and then crashes low it can make you feel unwell; you could test your blood glucose levels before eating and every ten minutes or so after to see if there is a connection.

I react very quickly to sugar, I feel hot, dizzy and sick.

I now eat a paleo type diet and feel much better without the carb rollercoaster.

[judburke]

Maybe you should ask your Dr to test you for Coeliac if you are getting that reaction

[maxart]

Hiya - if you're diabetic (or even if you're not!), I suggest you follow a strict grain free diet. This eliminates wheat, eye, barley, corn, millet and related. Best to also include rice and oats due to high carb load.

Many issues with grains:

- the damaging gliadin protein (a component of gluten) that attacks the intestinal lining and triggers autoimmune disease and gut distress

- the carb chain Amylopectin A thats so highly digestible that it spikes blood sugar higher than sucrose

- the phytates that bind to key minerals and prevent absorption (iron, zinc, magnesium etc)

That's just for starters.

If you are diabetic and hypo, removing grains is a must. Take a look at this:

wheatbellyblog.com/2015/01/...

Happy to help with anything. I've travelled this path myself

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