Hormonal
Specific probiotic and synbiotic interventions improve insulin sensitivity, fasting blood glucose, and lipid profiles in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) and Insulin Resistance Syndrome (IRS).
If you have T2D or IRS, adding specific probiotics (like L. plantarum A7 or synbiotics with L. casei/rhamnosus) to your daily routine for several weeks may help lower blood sugar and improve insulin sensitivity. This is a supportive strategy, not a replacement for prescribed medication.
select probiotics improved the carbohydrate metabolism, fasting blood glucose, insulin sensitivity and antioxidant status... synbiotics decreased the insulin resistance and plasma lipid levels.
Why this rating
Based on review of RCTs, but results vary by strain and study design.
Source
Effects of Probiotics and Synbiotics on Obesity, Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Review of Human Clinical Trials
María José Sáez‐Lara et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2016
DOI 10.3390/ijms17060928
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- Specific probiotic and synbiotic strains reduce body mass index (BMI), visceral fat area, and fat mass in overweight or obese adults and children.Moderate
- Specific probiotic and synbiotic interventions improve liver function markers (ALT, AST) and reduce liver fat in patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and NASH.Moderate
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