Helicobacter Pylori and Insulin Resistance: Time to Do Interventional Studies

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetic patients

“…Considering that HP has one of the highest frequencies of exposure among bacterial infections in the general population, these findings confirm the importance that HP infection may have in triggering the innate immune system. Epidemiological studies investigating the impact of pathogenic burden on diabetes and, in particular, of HP on diabetes [28] have been limited; thus, our purpose was to evaluate any potential glycemic benefits of HP eradication on patients with type 2 diabetes.…”