Section 9: Additional behavioural considerations Nutrition therapy Nutrition, in particular carbohydrate intake, has a major effect on blood glucose levels, and people with type 1 diabetes need to understand the effect of food on their diabetes and plan meals accordingly (see Text box: Goal of nutrition therapy for type 1 diabetes)
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Prevalence Heightened intestinal permeability has been demonstrated in the following conditions: Autoimmune Diseases: Celiac disease, type 1 diabetes, autoimmune hepatitis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and several other forms of autoimmunity have been linked to intestinal permeability syndrome and excessive bacterial translocation (ref) Psychiatric Disorders: Depression, anxiety, bipolar, schizophrenia (ref) Chronic Kidney Disease and Heart Failure (ref) Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Conditions like ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease exhibit abnormal gut barrier function with increased intestinal permeability (ref) Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (ref) Metabolic Disorders: Obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes (ref) What causes Leaky Gut Syndrome

Meal ingestion, especially one rich in fats and carbohydrates, is the primary physiologic stimulus for GLP-1 secretion (Brubaker 2006)
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