Cause of Type 2 Diabetes Identified, Possible Cure On The Horizon

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Staphylococcus aureusm causes Type 2 Diabetes?

Staphylococcus aureusm, more commonly known simply as staph, is a bacteria that increases as one gains weight. Dr. Schlievert explains that this causes high blood sugar and insulin resistance.

Once Dr. Schlievert determined the cause of type 2 diabetes, he began working on a treatment to kill the bacteria, which he believed would eradicate the symptoms. An exciting trial shows the treatment has been proven to be effective in lab rabbits. Though the potential cure has not been given to people with diabetes as of yet, Dr. Schlievert is working to accomplish this goal by the end of the year.

A staph infection? Sounds too simple, but I hope it's true because then, it'd be very easy to treat.

 

[Tellenbach]

This is the original paper:

Chronic Superantigen Exposure Induces Systemic Inflammation, Elevated Bloodstream Endotoxin, and Abnormal Glucose Tolerance in Rabbits: Possible Role in Diabetes

Collectively, our findings show that prolonged exposure to SAgs, such as TSST-1, possibly happening through frequent S. aureus colonization and infection in obese individuals, may result in impaired glucose metabolism, the hallmark of DMII. This outcome can be traced back to the ability of SAgs to cause insulin resistance through inducing chronic systemic inflammation and lipolysis.

This theory should be easy to test. Get a bunch of pre-diabetics together and treat them for staph infections; follow these people for 5 years see what percentage of these people develop full blown diabetes compared to a control group.