I am not an expert on bacteria, but several well-known facts about them seem to explain things that I have always been aware of with my condition. 1.Bacteria need oxygen to live. -- Their presence would deplete the oxygen supply in the blood and to the brain causing (chronic) fatigue. 2.Bacteria feed on glucose. -- Glucose would increase their presence. 3.Bacteria can dissimilate protein molecules by hydrolyzing peptide bonds between amino acids. --Maybe they destroy insulin molecules, regardless of the source of insulin. 4.Bacteria carry out chemical changes.They are used for the production of bottled insulin (synthetic). -- They could synthesize glucose or enzymes that help increase glucose concentrations. 5.Bacteria can store compounds in their bodies.Compounds can be released intermittently or when the bacterial bodies die. -- Glucose immobilization? 6.Normal body temperature is 98.6 °F (37 °C).The upper limit of most bacterial activity is 99.0 °F (37.2 °C).A decrease in body temperature will increase bacterial activity in the body.When a bacterial infection is present without symptoms, lack of a fever would result in bacteria not being eliminated. -- Perhaps further study of the health effects of hot baths and saunas is warranted, as they do raise body temperature. 7.Antibiotics kill bacteria. I believe that some foods that have a reputation of being beneficial to health simply have anti-bacterial properties. < PREVHOMENEXT >