Research
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Fecal microbiota transplantation from healthy donors can improve glycemic control and insulin action in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Transplanting healthy gut bacteria can help some type 2 diabetes patients improve how their bodies handle sugar. While FMT is one way, you can try to cultivate a similar healthy microbiome through diet.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
Human studies of fecal transplant showed a small but significant improvement of the glycemic control and insulin action, as assessed by the hyperinsulinemic clamps, when the microbiota from a healthy donor was transplanted to a type 2 dependent patient [2].
Why this rating
Based on human studies, but the effect is described as 'small but significant' and dependent on the recipient, indicating variability.
Source
Gut microbiota and immune crosstalk in metabolic disease
Rémy Burcelin · Molecular Metabolism · 2016
DOI 10.1016/j.molmet.2016.05.016
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