Diabetic patients face high infection rates and slow recovery because their internal antioxidant shield fails
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Low glutathione levels can lead to dangerous conditions and irritating symptoms, and low levels are also associated with worsening symptoms from serious diseases such as cystic fibrosis, AIDS, HIV, macular degeneration, Parkinsons disease, COPD, Alzheimers, other neurodegenerative disorders, and things as common as aging
However, in the context of elevated vitamin C uptake, high vitamin C can act as a pro-oxidant by reducing iron and promoting lipid peroxidation, GPX4 inactivation, and ferroptotic cell death 125