COVID-19 May Trigger Onset Of Diabetes

Observations of outcomes of people infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) indicate that COVID-19 may trigger new onset diabetes. COVID-19 infection can also result in exacerbating pre-existing diabetes. Additionally, people with diabetes and COVID-19 are more likely than people without diabetes to have a severe case of COVID-19. About 20% to 30% of people who died with COVID-19 had diabetes.

International diabetes researchers affiliated with the CoviDiab Registry project recently reported that clinical observations show a bi-directional relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes. The COVID-19-related atypical, severe metabolic complications of . . .