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Infections caused by parasites that inhabit the intestines, which may be correlated with diabetes.
A growing body of observational studies finds higher rates of certain parasitic infections in people with diabetes, while a separate strand of experimental and animal research finds some helminths can...
A small number of clinical case reports document parasites physically invading the pancreas and producing pancreatitis with subsequent insulin deficiency or new-onset diabetes — most notably and isola...
Meta-analyses and individual studies report higher pooled prevalence or odds of ">intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) in people with diabetes, but these findings rest on weak, heterogeneous evidenc...
Multiple peer‑reviewed systematic reviews and meta‑analyses, supported by case‑control, cross‑sectional and a small number of interventional human studies, have investigated the relationship between p...
The short answer: parasites do not cause diabetes as a general rule, but a growing body of research shows complex links — diabetics often have higher rates of intestinal parasitic infections in some s...