A post I received about auto-immune diseases
Since diabetes is an auto-immune disease the following is good to know…..
Glandular,… you are right that many glandular diseases can be started by
auto-immune responses. That is all-ready
decided in the embryo. The developing embryo has three layers of cells; the
ectoderm giving rise to skin and nerves, then the mesoderm, it becomes
muscles, blood, arteries, veins and the heart. The third layer, the
endoderm gives rise to the lining of the stomach and intestines and related
glands and organs, including, YES the pancreas, thyroid gland and gastric
parietal cells. It appears that the immune systems of some people, for
reasons yet unknown, attack RELATED tissues. These are referred to as
clusters. So, we have to watch out for thyroid disease and adrenal gland
disease and any other related gland diseases as well. Not everybody reacts
to this but many do.
June 12th, 2005 at 9:40 am
Yes, this is true for me. I do have hypothyroidism (13 years) along with
Type 1 for 32 years. I am not sure what the "gastric parietal cells" do and
what the symptoms are. Is it something I need to watch for? Also, what kind
of adrenal gland disorders are there? Any further info on this?
Thanks. –Jeana in Alaska Ü
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June 13th, 2005 at 4:22 am
Hi Jeana: remember reading about gastropariesis???
go to www.cdc.gov
then go to the niddk web site….you can get layman’s terms there
niddk- national institute of diabetes digestive and kidney diseases - can
also get endocrine site to find out about thyroid too….Joan:)))