Hi Azure, Yes it was from the piece in news
KPJ
Interesting . I have recently posted a thread on this forum under ask a question about gut flora and insulin resistance which was generated because I had watched a BBC programme on Monday night A doctor in the house where a young lad's lack of diversity of gut flora was said to be the cause of insulin resistance .
Your post is really interesting as a couple of years ago I was diagnosed with mild ulcerative colitis , I was unable to tolerate the drugs and my consultant suggested Aloe Vera and very lucky for me it put the UC into remission. After an accident I had a HbA1C test while my UC was not under control and about a year later just before an operation I had one ( which covered part of the 3 month period for the HbA1c when it was under control and the (HbA1c) fell 40% even though I had not changed my diet and take no meds apart from Aloe Vera.
My view is that for me there is a relationship between UC and higher blood sugars.
Fingers crossed!Metformin directly affecting gut microbes is very interesting to me as a type 1 diabetic.
I'm going to try taking it for this exact purpose.
Very much so. There is a link between stomach ulcers and bacteria called Heliobactor Pylori.I think that the aloe vera assisted as the gut ( flora? ) started working better healing the ulcers and as a result that reduced the blood sugar . I not sure it would help anyone who did not have my condition, as aloe vera only helps some people with ulcerative colitis .
I would not recommend aloe vera as helping with blood sugars I do not know how it might react with any diabetic meds ( as I take none ). However I think that the interaction of gut flora and other illnesses is potentially an interesting line of research.
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