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Plant compounds in foods like berries and tea may help lower blood sugar and inflammation in type 2 diabetes by changing the gut bacteria to produce helpful substances.

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This study doesn’t look only at berries and tea, but it does say that certain healthy food compounds can change gut bacteria in a way that helps people with type 2 diabetes control blood sugar and reduce inflammation — which matches the claim.

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