According to a study published in 2012 in the journal Nature, researchers found that individuals with type 2 diabetes often have imbalances in their gut bacteria, as well as low levels of certain bacteria and high levels of opportunistic pathogens (bad bugs).
Other recent research has indicated that the risk of developing type 2 diabetes may involve not only the individual’s genetics but also the genetics of the bacteria or micro biome in the individual’s gut!
Additional research is needed to determine whether the changes in gut bacteria can affect the development of type 2 diabetes or simply reflect that an individual has the condition.
In the meantime if you have diabetes type 2, or are at risk, what should you do? Start taking a high potency probiotic that gives you about 200 billion organisms per day. These good guys can only help restore balance in your GI (gastro-intestinal) environment. Eat more whole foods, and less processed and packaged foods. In other words, eat whole grains and not processed flour products like pastas, and eat green vegetables instead of starches like potatoes.
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