By Hugo Francisco de Souza Reviewed by Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Feb 19 2026 A new study shows that gut microbiome signatures, analyzed through advanced machine learning, can help identify individuals with more severe insulin resistance, offering fresh insight into the biological links between dysbiosis and metabolic dysfunction. Study: Exploring the gut microbiome in type 2 diabetes across different insulin resistance levels: a machine learning approach . Image Credit:  Kateryna Kon /