Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The incidence of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D) is increasing worldwide. Prevention is possible by changing lifestyle but it’s not effective alone in real life, due to poor compliance over time. New strategies are necessary, mostly for high-risk individuals. Therapeutic microbiology is a further proposed target, and butyrate-producing bacteria can improve metabolic parameters in obese patients. Our study aims to evaluate the effect of Intestinimonas butyri...