Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a disease that occurs when the body doesn’t sufficiently produce or use the hormone insulin, which causes blood sugar levels to rise. It is the most common form of diabetes, affecting about 462 million individuals globally. Risk factors for T2D include being age 45 or older, having overweight or obesity, and having a parent, brother, or sister with type 2 diabetes. Recently, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles published early results from an ongoing study about the gut microbiome and diabetes. They found 10 types of bacteria that are associated with a lower rate of abnormally fluctuating blood sugar levels. They also found that people with higher levels of gut bacteria from a group called Coprococcus tend to have higher insulin sensitivity, while gut microbiomes with higher levels of Flavonifractor tended to have lower insulin sensitivity.
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Bugs in Your Belly: How They Could Help Beat Diabetes
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