Originally Posted by mrsD

Gluten is not connected directly to diabetes. But it IS connected to some forms of autoimmune disease. Some autoimmune disease attacks the pancreas, so in that sense eventually some become diabetic. But not all by any means.

Gluten intolerance is also connected to thyroid disease. And epilepsy and many other problems.

This has more information:
https://sites.google.com/site/jccglutenfree/