'Gamechanger' in the treatment of type two diabetes

Researchers hope that healthy people's gut bacteria could prove to be the secret weapon in tackling the twin epidemics of obesity and diabetes.

A research trial will see microscopic organisms harvested healthy volunteers and transplanted into the bowels of people with Type 2 diabetes who are also obese.

They say this has the potential to be a global game-changer by leading to weight loss and even to some diabetics being able to stop taking medication -saving the UK billions of pounds in healthcare costs.

Researchers are recruiting 30 people with Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Swansea University, meanwhile, is providing 30 healthy donors and ABMU is funding the research with a £40,000 grant.

Previous clinical trials involved patients with ulcerative colitis and changing the organisms in their bowels has led to encouraging results