Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Stabilized Hemoglobin A1c Level

• Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and HbA1c in middle age and older adults without type 2 diabetes mellitus: A preliminary randomized study.

  • 2020-09
  • RCT · n = 190
  • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 14(5)
  • • Victoria Sanborn
    • M. Azcarate-Peril
    • J. Gunstad

  • PubMed: 32570015
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.05.034

  2 Insights on

  • Stabilized Hemoglobin A1c Level

  • High evidence

  ANCOVA controlling for baseline values showed group differences in follow up HbA1c [F (1,90) = 8.44, p = 0.005]; HbA1c values increased in the placebo group, though remained stable in the probiotic group.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes