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Diabetes: An unhealthy diet and lifestyle puts you at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes
Strong points
- Imbalanced gut bacteria affect your digestive health
- Adding probiotics to the diet promotes good bacteria in the gut
- Prebiotics feed the good bacteria in the gut
The gut microbe is related to your overall health, not just your digestion. According to studies, there is a strong link between gut health and type 2 diabetes. Several modifiable factors increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, and poor diet is one of them. Type 2 diabetes affects a large population today. It is a chronic disease that requires constant management of healthy blood sugar. If left unchecked, diabetes affects different orangs in the body. To control side effects, it becomes essential to take control of your blood sugar. In this article, you will understand the connection between gut health and type 2 diabetes.
Gut health and type 2 diabetes: here’s the link
Type 2 diabetes is a multifactorial disease in which both hereditary and environmental factors are involved. Multiple pathogenic defects have been described in type 2 diabetes. Recently, the role of the gut microbiota has also become increasingly important.
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In the human body there are billions of bacteria. In the gut, in particular, there are friendly microbes (bacteria) that help with digestion and maintain metabolic health. In those who follow unhealthy lifestyles (eat junk food, don’t exercise, or are obese) and suffer from type 2 diabetes, healthy microbes like lactobacilli and bifidobacteria are replaced by unhealthy microbes. This results in what is called a “leaky gut”.
Poor Balance of Gut Bacteria May Increase Diabetes Risk, Expert Says
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This results in chronic inflammation which has been linked to several cardiometabolic disorders, including type 2 diabetes. It has been suggested that this is one of the causes of the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes.
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It is also known that by adopting a healthy lifestyle, eating lots of vegetables and green leafy fruits, avoiding junk food and having good diabetes control, the gut microbiota can again be restored to normal. Using probiotics can also help restore unhealthy gut microbiota into healthy microbes.
You can control your risk for type 2 diabetes just by making changes to your diet and lifestyle. Maintaining a healthy weight, regular exercise, and eating a healthy diet can play a role. If you have a family history of diabetes, you need to watch out for the early signs and symptoms.
(Dr V Mohan is Head of T1D Program of MDRF-Hinduja Foundation and also President and Head of Diabetes Service, Dr Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Center and President, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, India)
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