AKT1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: After the intervention of a high dose of GABA-rich adzuki bean (TF3), the total AKT protein expression level and the phosphorylation degree of AKT in the liver of T2DM mice were significantly increased (p < 0.05), and the phosphorylation of AKT in the liver cells of T2DM mice was also restored.