%0 Journal Article %T Probiotics and Diabetes: A Review %J International Journal of Nutrition Sciences %I Shiraz University of Medical Sciences %Z 2538-1873 %A Rabiee, Mohammad Reza %A Babajafari, Siavash %D 2018 %\ 06/01/2018 %V 3 %N 2 %P 73-81 %! Probiotics and Diabetes: A Review %K Probiotics %K Diabetes %K Dietary supplement %R %X Diabetes is among the set of metabolic diseases in which there are high blood sugar levels over a long period of time. Diabetes mellitus is categorized into four general types: type 1, type 2, gestational diabetes, and "other specific types". According to the World Health Organization, the international occurrence of diabetes is about 10%, reaching up to 33% of the inhabitants in some areas. In recent years, there has been an increased attention to pro-and prebiotics among the public and in the medical community due to their probable role in improving health especially in prevention and treatment of diabetes. A probiotic is considered typically as a viable microbial dietary supplement that positively affects the host through its impacts in the intestinal tract. Therefore, we aimed to carry out a review article about the proposed roles and healthcare potentials of probiotics in controlling and management of diabetes as well as reaching a comprehensive conclusion in this field. %U https://ijns.sums.ac.ir/article_43446_022a3ce2e69605647a3978be42055b55.pdf