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Covid-19 and Diabetes
Covid-19 emerged as a worldwide disaster
Since its outbreak in December 2019,the covid-19 caused by SARS-COV-2 has spread to more than 210 nations, affecting over 212.14 million individuals and inflicting 4.43 million fatalities globally. Although the overall mortality rate is nearly 2%, people with diabetes mellitus ( DM) tend to have more severe disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome and increased fatality .Here we discuss two aspects of covid-19 in context of diabetes: First is complications of covid-19 in people with diabetes and ; second is development of new diabetes in people after SARS-COV-2 infection. Second type of effect is called diabetogenic effect of COVID-19.
Complications of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes mellitus
Clinical data collected from different hospitals in the world has suggested that covid-19 has more serious complications in the patients with diabetes than in non diabetic patients. But it is not proved yet that people with diabetes are more likely to get infected with SARS-COV-2 than the general population. Although clinical data prior to this covid-19 pandemic has shown that people with diabetes are more likely to have more severe symptoms and complications when infected with any virus.The risk of being serious illness due to Covid-19 can be reduced by well managing diabetes of patients. It is also found that diabetes along with heart disease or other underlying health conditions increase the risk of being severely ill from covid-19. More than one underlying health conditions makes it harder for covid-19 patients to fight against infections.
Diabetogenic effect of COVID-19
Although it can't be proved yet, clinical data collected from different hospitals in the worldwide and different studies conducted by experts showed diabetogenic effect of COVID-19 in some people who have not history of diabetes mellitus. Thus the growing evidence suggests that SARS-COV-2 infection might cause new diabetes mellitus in some people. This diabetogenic effects of covid-19 may pose threats in large population during this covid-19 pandemic. Now many researchers have engaged to find exact mechanism of development diabetes due to Covid-19.
Here are some findings that say some new diabetes cases are linked to covid-19 :
Finding 1:
- In England, one study tracked 4700 people admitted to hospital for treatment of covid-19 before August 2020. Researchers kept contiue to follow their health regularly. Seven months after discharged from hospital 5% of people were found developing new diabetes mellitus.
- Researchers also revealed that people who had been admitted hospitals with covid-19 were 1.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes mellitus after their discharge than people of the same age and background who hadn't been admitted in hospital with covid-19.
Finding 2
- In Wuhan, China, the elevated blood sugar level was found in patients with covid-19 in early January 2020.
Finding 3
- During pandemic doctors in Italy observed association between SARS-COV-2 infection and onset of diabetes
Finding 4
- The association of SARS infection and onset of diabetes was seen in past.
All findings showed one common point that new diabetes cases during this pandemic are linked to covid-19. It hasn't clearly been understood exactly how covid-19 triggers type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes or whether the cases are temporary or permanent.
