Coeliac disease is more common in people who already have Type 1 diabetes, as both are autoimmune conditions and genetically linked.
Some people with Type 1 diabetes find it is only after starting insulin that the symptoms of coeliac disease become noticeable.
Some people with Type 1 diabetes have a ‘silent’ form of coeliac disease which means no symptoms are apparent and it is only diagnosed by screening.
There is no link between coeliac disease and Type 2 diabetes.
Reviewed March 2010
Next review September 2011