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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2025; 13(3): 94389
Published online Jan 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i3.94389
Role of nutrition in diabetes mellitus and infections
Xue-Lu Yu, Li-Yun Zhou, Xiao Huang, Xin-Yue Li, Ming-Ke Wang, Ji-Shun Yang
Xue-Lu Yu, Li-Yun Zhou, Xiao Huang, Xin-Yue Li, Ming-Ke Wang, Ji-Shun Yang, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200052, China
Co-first authors: Xue-Lu Yu and Li-Yun Zhou.
Co-corresponding authors: Ming-Ke Wang and Ji-Shun Yang.
Author contributions: Yu XL and Zhou LY wrote the draft and contributed equally to this work; Huang X and Li XY collected the literature; Wang MK and Yang JS conceptualized, proposed, designed, revised the manuscript, and supervised the whole process of the article and played important and indispensable roles in manuscript preparation and revision; all of the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Supported by Scientific Research Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission of Changning District, No. 20234Y038.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Ming-Ke Wang, MD, PhD, Associate Chief Physician, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Naval Medical University, No. 338 Huaihai West Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200052, China. wmke021@163.com
Received: March 18, 2024
Revised: September 28, 2024
Accepted: October 21, 2024
Published online: January 26, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Nutrition plays a key role in diabetic infections. Reducing the burden of infection via nutrition is required not only from the perspective of treatment but also to reduce expenses. For patients with diabetes, maintaining nutrient balance can effectively reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, thereby alleviating the risk of infection.