[Yanita Oparlakova]

Hello, I have been following the forum for a while but I would like to become an active member of the community. So I thought to start by contributing in a topic I have experience with.

For context, I have been on self-imposed gluten free diet for more than 2 years. While I was still being tested to confirm my ataxia was indeed genetic, one of my doctors mentioned gluten intolerance might be an alternative explanation. To cover all bases I did quite a lot of research and discovered gluten is entirely unnecessary component of any diet. It’s not beneficial in any way to the body and in a lot of cases people have mild issues with it.

I personally feel generally healthier on a gluten free diet (this is why I’ve been sticking to it) but I don’t see any direct correlation to my ataxia symptoms. I am not so sure what the connection with diabetes is either but this is definitely something to be explored.

A few things I had to adapt to is making sure I get enough fibre from alternative sources and actually eating enough calories to not drop my weight.