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Volume 20, Issue 12


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Knowledge and phobias about the use of topical corticosteroids among the Saudi population: A cross-sectional study
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Manar A. Alotaibi, Haifa A. Alotaibi, Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251401

Awareness of Nutritional Screening and Support Among surgeons
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Wesam M. Alsahafi, Ahmed F. Alajrafi, Assim A. Felemban,
Mohannad S. Hantoush, Abdulelah K. Bahabri, Abdullah A. Almohammadi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251402

Emotional Intelligence and Burnout among Medical Students at a Public Saudi University
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Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Noura T. AlRowaitea, Lina Z. Alshalan,
Rawan A. Bayamin, Yara A. Alfraih, May S. Alharbi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251403

Perspective of Evidence-Based Medicine among Egyptian Family Physicians in Egypt
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Hala Hussein, Mohamed Aladdin, Aly Shalaby
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251404

Type III Supracondylar humeral fracture in children treated by 3 lateral versus 2 cross K-wire fixation, Aden, Yemen
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Abdulsalam Abdullah Hadi Mohsen, Nazih Ali Abdulrahman Omer,
Mustafa Kamal Mustafa
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251405

Does the number of hours spent daily on social media have any correlation to the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptoms in Saudi Adults?
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Fahad A Alateeq, Waleed M Alhuzaim, Hamad N Alhamlan, Abdalaziz B Alyousef, Abdullah H Alorainy, Abdulmalik E Aldhafyan, Ahmed A Basendwah, Turki Y Alassaf
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251406

Regional COVID

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Makkah City's Health Programs Performance
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Ahmad Alturkstani, Raghad Alhajaji, Sari Ibrahim Asiri, Mayada Albarakati, Malaz Elbashir Ahmed, Mayada Samkari, Rami Al Amri, Samar Jalal,
Amal Habhab, Mohammed Almahmudi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251407

Depression, Anxiety and Stress among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Jazan city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Amal Jaber Alfaifi, Ahmed Yahia Abdaly, Sultan Musa Alallah, Maged El-Setouhy
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251408

Population and Community Studies

Awareness of cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors among the general population in Hail city, Saudi Arabia
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Kareemah Salem Alshurtan, Alazmmy Abdullaziz Hamed H, Abdulrahman Saleh Hussain Alasiri, Mohammed Rubayyi Alruwaytie,
Alshammari Hamad Ali H, Salman Sayah Alonazi, Alanazi Abdullah Aziz S,
Mohammad Ayedh Ali Alswaidan, Alamri Rayan Mohammed B,
Altarjami Mohammed Hamed S
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251411

Prevalence and Awareness of Varicose Veins (VV) among Teachers and the General Population of Taif City, Saudi Arabia
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Nawaf K. Althobaiti, Bashir A. Amin, Sultan M. Alzahrani, Abdulrahman D. Alhamyani, Abdulrahman M. Alamri, Khalid M. Alzahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251414

Awareness of cast complications among fracture patients in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia
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Turki Ahmed Alqahtani, Sultan Mohammed Abdullah Alkorbi,
Abdulrahman Nasser Alqahtani, Bandar Mohammed Mushabbab Asiri,
Abdulaziz Saad Mohammed Alshahrani, Hassan Adel Hassan Alasiri,
Abdulelah Gasem Yahya Alfaifi
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251416

Review

Progesterone Aids in Alleviation of Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms: A Systematic Review
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Hijab Zafar, Maria Binte Sarfraz, Muhammad Mazhar, Saman Fatima,
Muhammad Zain ul Hasan, Arsalan Rasheed, Wasif Safdar, Humna Khali,
Madiha Arif
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251476

Can probiotics be used as an adjuvant therapy for diabetes - hope or hype? Narrative review of the literature
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Mohammed Alfawaz, Wafi Almutawa, Fawaz Abdullah M Alfawaz, Ali M. Almutawa
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251477

Original Clinical Research

Perspective of caregivers towards early signs of memory decline in their elderly relatives among the Saudi population
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Walid alkeridy, Taim Muayqil, Ahmed Shawky mohammedin, Abdulrahman Mohammed Alhayssoni, Mohammed mubarak alswoaiegh, Abdulrahman Abdullah Altalasi, Rayan Abdulrahman bin Muneef, Saad Ahmed Alhaddab
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251478

Awareness of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Among Medical Students in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia
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Shehata Farag Shehata, Saeed Ali Alqarni, Saud Muhammed ayyashi, Mohammed Saeed ALmsodi, Bader Saad Alshahrani, Salem Hassan Alshehri, Saeed Mofareh Alshehri, Mohammed Hassan Alshehri
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251480

Impact of prolonged use of facemask in COVID-19 pandemic on the health of the population of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Fathi El-Gamal, Hanan Alhazmi, Mohammad Jaad, Jayan Algarni, Mohammed Alnemary,
Abdullah Alzahrani
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251485

Case Report

Acute Hemolytic Anemia Following Semaglutide Injection: A Case Report
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Abdullah Khlofh Saleh, Majed Mohammed Al Saleh, Osama Abdulaziz Albaqar, Hanan Ali Mohmmed Khoziee, Abdullah Hassan Algarni, Adnan Saleh Alghamdi, Nasser Khalil Albaqqar
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251483

Faculty Development

Family Members Involvement in Patient Care: Are They Invited?
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Yahia A Alghtanie, Abdallah M Alasmari, Saleh H Alomeer, Khalid S Alqahtani, Abdulaziz Gaber Alshehri, Abdulrahman Albukhodaah
DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251484

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December 2022 - Volume 20, Issue 12

Can probiotics be used as an adjuvant therapy for diabetes - hope or hype? Narrative review of the literature

(1) Consultant, Internal medicine/Gastroenterology, Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(2) Gastroenterology, Internal medicine department, King Abdullah Medical City Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
(3) Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
(4) Consultant, Internal medicine/Pulmonology
Internal medicine department, King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Corresponding author:
Professor Mohammed Alfawaz
Consultant, Internal medicine/Gastroenterology,
Assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Jeddah, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
Email: dr.dalalres987@gmail.com

Received: October 2022 Accepted: November 2022; Published: December 1, 2022. Citation: Mohammed Alfawaz et al. Can Probiotics be used as an adjuvant thereby for diabetes - hope or hype?
Narrative review of the literature. World Family Medicine. 2022; 20(12): 109-113. DOI: 10.5742/MEWFM.2022.95251477

Abstract


Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that is characterized by inadequate insulin secretion by the pancreas or the lack in ability of the existing insulin to function properly. So, diabetes forms a fertile media for many diseases and embodies a risk to human-being’s health. Unfortunately, the incidence of diabetes is increasing every year. Over decades, several strategies have been tried by specialists to control diabetes, some of which are medical and herbal.

Although diabetes mellitus represents a growing global epidemic disease, at the moment there is no absolute solution at the molecular level that targets the disease. Despite the fact that bacterial functions, such as gut barrier stability and butyrate production, are crucial for preserving normal blood sugar and insulin levels, a growing body of evidence suggests that some naturally occurring gut bacteria are underrepresented in the intestinal tracts of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D){Sharma, 2019 #8}.

In fact, we need to look at the possibility of using probiotics in the outpatient clinic. Probiotics have been demonstrated to be helpful for patients with diabetes mellitus, particularly at the cellular level, based on clinical trials and animal research, as well as their high tolerability. In preclinical investigations and human trials{Kocsis, 2020 #7}, probiotics have shown that they can lower insulin and fasting blood glucose levels in people with diabetes. Recently, probiotics have been used to treat a range of ailments, such as autoimmune conditions, allergic reactions, andinflammation. However, there was a lot of heterogeneity in these trials. Examples include the kind of species used, how many probiotics are used, and the level of effectiveness.

In our review, we focused on reviewing the role of using probiotics as an adjuvant therapy for lowering blood levels of sugar and troubled metabolism of our body sugar.

Keywords: probiotics; diabetes; type 2 DM; inflammation; adjuvant therapy.







 


 

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