Blood alanine transaminase (ALT), insulin, and LDL cholesterol, elevated levels of which are associated with deteriorating health and type 2 diabetes,32–34 also did not change between week 0 and week 10 within the probiotic arm (n = 21), nor between arms (paired and unpaired t-test, respectively) (Figure 2b). Here, GPT is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.