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Diabetes and the gut has featured in the news extensively as of late. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that people who use repeated courses of antibiotics are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Why? Because antibiotics affect the gut, which, according to one professor, “influence[s] the mechanisms behind obesity, insulin resistance and diabetes…”
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For people with type 1, researchers recently found a connection between changes in gut microbes and the development of type 1 diabetes.

If the research pans out the way we want it to, it could provide the kind of knowledge that can pave the way for a cure.
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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (or BCAM, if you’re feeling concise). Bowel Cancer is the third most common type of cancer, and commonly linked to diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes in particular. One study suggests that people with type 2 diabetes are 38 per cent more likely to develop bowel cancer than people without.

Unfortunately, we don’t know exactly why. We do know that it is largely related to diet.
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While you digest all that, let’s talk about irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). There’s no physiological connection between diabetes and IBS, but the two often coexist.

IBS makes life that bit harder for people with diabetes by further complicating dietary choices. For example: if you have diabetes, it’s not a good idea to eat too many carbohydrates. But if you’ve also got IBS, you’ll want a lot of fibre.

Unfortunately, foods that contain a lot of fibre often contain a lot of carbohydrates too. It’s a tricky balance.
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TPhoenix has been discussing Irritable Bowel Syndrome over on the forum:

“I spoke to a doctor at a local clinic last year and I think the doctor gave the diagnosis that he believes I had a slight case of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and that I should keep my sugar levels normal to avoid the symptoms. But due to having some diarrhoea issues and delayed digestions associated with gastroparesis, I think I have a slight case of that too. I haven’t taken it any further than the clinic to be honest and I’m thinking that maybe I should just to be safe.”
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