GCG and type 1 diabetes mellitus: 136 Exopolysaccharides from L. plantarum YML009 has been shown to mitigate oxidative stress in the gut through scavenging of free radicals.137 Additionally, the microbial exopolysaccharides from Leuconostoc pseudomesenteroides XG5 delayed T1D onset in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice, the quintessential murine model for T1D research, through upregulation of GLP-1 secretion, which could be correlated with the increase in butyric acid production in the colon.138