T2DM	Type 2 diabetes mellitus
GSRS	Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale
CVD	Cardiovascular disease
GLP-1	Glucagon-like peptide 1
GI	Gastrointestinal
QOL	Quality of life
BMI	Body mass index
HbA1c	Hemoglobin A1c
OTU	Operational taxonomic unit
ACE	Abundance-based coverage estimator
PCoA	Principal coordinates analysis
PERMANOVA	Permutational multivariate analysis of variance
WAD	Weighted average distance
LEfSe	Linear discriminant effect size
MAPK	Mitogen-activated protein kinase
SCFAs	Short-chain fatty acids
eGFR	Estimated glomerular filtration rate
PPI	Proton pump inhibitor
OD	Optical Density
QIIME	Quantitative Insights into Microbial Ecology
LDA	Linear discriminant analysis