Gut microbiome can reveal risk of type 2 diabetes
New research presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes suggests that changes in the gut microbiome can serve as an early warning sign for type 2 diabetes. These microbial shifts are detectable before traditional blood glucose tests show abnormalities.
Why it matters
This discovery could revolutionize early diagnosis and preventative care for diabetes by allowing for lifestyle interventions before the disease progresses.
by European Association for the Study of Diabetes
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Add as preferred source Credit: Image generated by the editorial team using AI for illustrative purposes. Changes in the composition of gut bacteria could provide an early warning of type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes ( EASD ) in Milan, Italy, Sept. 28–Oct. 2.
An analysis of data from hundreds of thousands of people identified hundreds of changes in the composition of the gut microbiome (the community of microorganisms that lives in the gastrointestinal tract) that can be detected before any changes in blood glucose measures.
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