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Diabetes Support Group

pbmus

(12,439 posts) Sun Nov 25, 2018, 06:27 PM Nov 2018

Gut bacteria protects against diabetes...

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Gut bacteria protects against diabetes... (Original Post) pbmus Nov 2018 OP

i've had so much antibiotic that mine must be dead rampartc Nov 2018 #1

They actually do fecal transplants from donors with healthy gut bacteria. nt tblue37 Nov 2018 #3

Well, is that a freudian slip, or what? ret5hd Nov 2018 #4

A Freudian autocorrect, actually. I hate autocorrect! nt tblue37 Nov 2018 #5

Shoulda left it! ret5hd Nov 2018 #6

I've heard that diabetes is actually an auto-immune disease. no_hypocrisy Nov 2018 #2

rampartc

(5,835 posts)

1. i've had so much antibiotic that mine must be dead

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 06:32 PM

Nov 2018

is there any way i can restore the critters?

and i suppose i should joun this group.

tblue37

(66,035 posts)

3. They actually do fecal transplants from donors with healthy gut bacteria. nt

Reply to rampartc (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 06:40 PM

Nov 2018

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

4. Well, is that a freudian slip, or what?

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 06:42 PM

Nov 2018

tblue37

(66,035 posts)

5. A Freudian autocorrect, actually. I hate autocorrect! nt

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 07:03 PM

Nov 2018

ret5hd

(21,320 posts)

6. Shoulda left it!

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 07:06 PM

Nov 2018

no_hypocrisy

(49,038 posts)

2. I've heard that diabetes is actually an auto-immune disease.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2018, 06:37 PM

Nov 2018

If you have "good" gut bacteria, there's a host of conditions that won't develop, e.g., diabetes, Hashimoto's Thyroid, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

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