People who take just four courses over 15 years are 50% more likely to get the condition
Study of 1.4m patients shows clear link between the drugs and diabetes
Antibiotics are designed to kill the bacteria that cause infections
But the drugs also kill off some of the ‘good’ bacteria in the gut, which are known to influence digestion and metabolism
Or may be that undiagnosed diabetics are more prone to infection
By BEN SPENCER, MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 12:30 EST, 27 August 2015 | UPDATED: 14:59 EST, 27 August 2015

Taking too many antibiotics could raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, experts have warned.
People who receive more than four courses of the drugs over 15 years are 53 per cent more likely to get the disease, according to the results of a large study.

The study of 1.4 million Danish patients shows a clear link between antibiotics and diabetes, the researchers said.
Antibiotics are designed to kill the bacteria that cause infections.

But the drugs also kill off some of the ‘good’ bacteria in the gut, which are known to influence digestion and metabolism.

People who received five or more antibiotic prescriptions over a period of up to 15 years was associated with a 53 per cent increase in risk, compared with being given antibiotics just once, or never.

Study author Dr Kristian Mikkelsen, from Gentofte Hospital in Hellerup, Denmark, said: ‘In our research, we found people who have type 2 diabetes used significantly more antibiotics up to 15 years prior to diagnosis compared to healthy controls.

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