Whole lipid profile and not only HDL cholesterol is impaired in children with coexisting type 1 diabetes and untreated celiac disease.
Silvana SalardiGiulio MaltoniStefano ZucchiniDario IafuscoAngela ZanfardinoSantino ConfettoSonia ToniMaximiliano ZioutasMarco MariglianoVittoria CauvinRoberto FranceschiIvana RabboneBarbara PredieriRiccardo SchiaffiniAlessandro Salvatoninull nullPublished in: Acta diabetologica (2017)
An unfavorable lipid profile, characterized not only by low HDL-C levels but also by high LDL-C values, may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in children with T1DM and untreated CD. Therefore, a strict gluten-free diet is mandatory in these children, especially the youngest.