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Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells.

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Jan 17, 2026
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How have social media claims about parasites causing diabetes been investigated and debunked?

Social media claims that parasites — especially the pancreatic fluke Eurytrema pancreaticum or unnamed “corrosive” worms — are the root cause of diabetes have been repeatedly promoted online but syste...

Jan 15, 2026
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Is there a cure for diabetes?

There is not a single, universally accepted cure for “diabetes” today, because diabetes names multiple diseases with different causes and treatments (type 1 and type 2 being the largest categories) . ...

Jan 12, 2026

What prospective human studies exist linking Toxoplasma gondii seroconversion to incident diabetes?

A systematic search of the provided reporting finds no prospective human cohort studies that directly track Toxoplasma gondii seroconversion and then follow participants for incident (new-onset) diabe...

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