I was doing some research and went down this rabbit hole! I found this fascinating:

Lactose intolerance is significantly more common in people with Type 2 diabetes than in the general population, with studies finding rates as high as 59.3% to 71.7%. One study specifically found that 66.7% of Type 2 diabetic patients were lactose intolerant, compared to 35% of healthy controls, though other studies have found even higher percentages. That’s me. You too?

Your Lactase Production Isn’t Always Dead. Sometimes It’s Just Stressed

Lactase lives on the tips of the villi in your small intestine. If those villi get inflamed, blunted, damaged, or overwhelmed, your lactase levels drop.

This is “secondary lactose intolerance,” and it’s reversible.

Common causes:
– Gut inflammation
– Infection
– SIBO
– Gluten sensitivity
– Chronic stress
– Crohn’s/colitis flare
– Post-antibiotics
– Poor sleep
– Cortisol storms
– Chronic high blood sugar

Your small intestine renews itself every 2–6 days. When the gut is inflamed or stressed, the enzyme lactase drops. When the gut heals, lactase can come back online.
Email me for more information on how you may be able to resurrect your lactase.

Of note: I found lactose free milk has a tendency to give one a decent glucose spike.
Purchase whole lactose free milk to help.