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Diabetic individuals are more likely to be susceptible to parasitic infections because they are immunocompromised. According to recent researchers and several studies, gastrointestinal parasites such as Cryptosporidium parvum, Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Ascaris lumbricoides, Blastocystis hominis, and hookworm are prevalent in diabetic people and cause malnutrition, anemia, and difficulty in the management of diabetes. This article aimed to understand the effect of these parasitic diseases on diabetic people, how to treat these infections, and how to inform diabetics how to protect themselves from these infections.