COVID, diabetes have bidirectional link, says expert
The Hindu
‘Those who recovered from coronavirus should check their blood sugar levels’
There is a bidirectional relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes. On the one hand, diabetes is associated with an increased risk of severe COVID-19 while on the other, new-onset diabetes and severe metabolic complications of pre-existing diabetes have been observed in patients with COVID-19, says endocrinologist Sravani Tanna. Many of those who develop diabetes during or after COVID-19 have risk factors like obesity, sedentary lifestyle and family history of diabetes. But diabetes was also seen in patients without the above risk factors and not treated with corticosteroids and had normal blood glucose levels prior to COVID-19 infection, says Dr. Sravani, a consultant at KIMS ICON Hospital.More Related News
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