Researchers are uncovering ways that specific bacteria in the gut might one day be used to help fight Type 2 diabetes. Gastroenterologist Dr. Leon Maratchi with Memorial Healthcare and Gastro Health said a recent study found that after feeding rodents a western diet, they identified bacteria in the gut associated with glucose intolerance, which is linked to diabetes and fatty liver disease. “And what they found was replacing those bacteria associated with diabetes and fatty liver, they were able to change the course of those problems in the animals,” Maratchi said. Maratchi said this could result in a cutting-edge approach to treating diabetes without pharmaceutical medications. “And we can treat diabetes in the future with natural probiotics directly targeted to the liver to help with glucose metabolism, obesity and things of that nature,” he said.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Specialists at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood have seen what they call “disturbing data” over a rise in obesity and Type-2 diabetes among children during the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Lital Reitblat said that 40% of children she has seen recently are being diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes compared with 16% a year ago. Reitblat said the long term health risks for kids with Type-2 diabetes are even greater than for adults. And a new clinical trial suggests that adult patients who are no longer responding to metformin may have an alternative. In addition to stabilizing blood glucose levels, the drug combination was associated with lower blood pressure and body weight.

Safe to say, most people have heard of diabetes, the disease that affects the way your body regulates blood sugar, or glucose.