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The claim that a single "pancreas parasite" infects all people with diabetes
Parasitic infections of the pancreas are real but rare: a variety of helminths and protozoa have been documented invading pancreatic tissue or blocking pancreatic ducts and, in isolated cases, causing...
There is no robust evidence that a parasite is a primary cause of type 2 diabetes (T2D); large-scale and mechanistic studies instead show mixed associations, often that people with diabetes can have h...
Parasitic infections involving the pancreas are medically real but extremely uncommon; most evidence shows are more prevalent among people with diabetes, while true pancreatic infestations—by agents s...