Author: Job Kiniale

People with diabetes have a different bacterial signature than non-diabetics, shows a study led by a researcher from Laval University. In their work, Professor André Marette and his colleagues analyzed the genetic material from blood and tissue samples taken from 40 people with severe obesity while undergoing bariatric surgery. Half of the participants had type 2 diabetes, while the rest had insulin resistance without being diabetic. The samples came from their liver and three fatty deposits from the abdomen. The type of bacteria present and their abundance allowed researchers to establish the bacterial signature of each tissue. The researchers’ analyzes…