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I know type 1 is autoimmune. I was diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease, last year. My rheumatologist has me on hydroxychloroquine put me on it recently to stop my immune system from attacking me.
There is no direct cause/effect between Type 2 (a metabolic disorder) and Auto-Immune diseases, so simply being Type 2 doesn't mean you are more likely to develop some immune disorder
But since Type 2 also causes a low grade chronic inflammatory condition it can leave your immune system a little overworked so some other Beast comes for you, you may not be able to fight it as effectively
No different then as we age we are more prone to dying from a good dose of pnumonia - just not strong enough to fight it off
So not a direct link, more like "years of sustained damage" combined with pressure on the immune system that is dealing with a constant naggy (symptom) of Type 2
Bottom Line - if you can keep you blood sugar near non-diabetic normal, then it Won't cause any complications
That's quite a lot to navigate — managing diabetes alongside an autoimmune condition is genuinely challenging, and it makes sense to want to understand how they connect.
While type 2 diabetes is not itself an autoimmune condition, it is linked to chronic inflammation in the body. This ongoing inflammation can make the Show Full Answer
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