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. 2023 Mar 24;72(1):3-9.
doi: 10.33073/pjm-2023-013. Print 2023 Mar 1.

Probiotics and Prebiotics as Dietary Supplements for the Adjunctive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Yuying Wang  1   2 , Lina Wen  1   2 , Huazhen Tang  1   2 , Jinxiu Qu  1   2 , Benqiang Rao  1   2
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Probiotics and Prebiotics as Dietary Supplements for the Adjunctive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Yuying Wang et al. Pol J Microbiol. .

Abstract

In modern lifestyles, high-fat diets and prolonged inactivity lead to more people developing type 2 diabetes (T2D). Based on the modern pathogenesis of T2D, food, and its components have become one of the top concerns for patients. Recent studies have found that dysbiosis and gut-related inflammation are more common in T2D patients. Probiotics and prebiotics play complementary roles in the gut as dietary supplements. Together, they may help improve dysbiosis and intestinal inflammation in people with T2D, increase the production of blood glucose-lowering hormones such as incretin, and help reduce insulin resistance and lower blood glucose. Therefore, changing the dietary structure and increasing the intake of probiotics and prebiotics is expected to become a new strategy for the adjuvant treatment of T2D.

Keywords: microbiota; prebiotics; probiotics; type 2 diabetes.

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Conflict of interest: The authors do not report any financial or personal connections with other persons or organizations, which might negatively affect the contents of this publication and/or claim authorship rights to this publication.

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