A Multi-Strain Friendly Flora Helps Diabetic Patients
Many metabolic problems are adversely influenced by what is going on in the digestive tract. Adverse bacterial and Candida populations produce toxic byproducts and phantom metabolic signals that interfere with healthy metabolic function throughout the body. A new study shows that a multi-strain probiotic supplement helps improve the blood sugar metabolism in diabetic individuals.
Participants consumed a multi-strain probiotic daily for 8 weeks. The probiotic prevented blood sugar from rising during the study period, whereas it went up 28 percent in the control group. The C-reactive protein (CRP) marker of inflammation had decreased in the probiotic group and increased in the control group. The probiotic group also had elevated blood levels of the important antioxidant enzyme glutathione, indicating a better ability to tolerate stress within the circulation.
This study demonstrates that digestive health is an important factor to consider when looking into blood sugar metabolism. Clearly there is a link between poor digestive health and impaired blood sugar metabolism. It is not the only issue, but it is an important issue.
A person has a variety of strategies that can be employed to improve digestive health, one of which is taking a high quality multi-strain acidophilus product. Improvement in digestive health minimally helps remove stress from metabolic processes and may play a large role in helping to fix them (which will vary from person to person).
One word of caution – blood sugar medications have no intelligence in their sledgehammer approach to influencing metabolism. If a person is taking such medications then improving their metabolism by natural means may result in their dose of blood sugar medication being too high, which can cause hypoglycemia. I do know of one person on such medications who had a bout of low blood sugar following taking a multi-strain probiotic. Of course, a person should work with their health professional to adjust any medication dose. People who are taking blood sugar medication and improving their metabolism in any way, which includes many types of dietary supplements, need to be cognizant that their medication dose may need adjustment to accommodate improvement in their health.
