Tuesday, 18 April 2023

Covid19 Infections and Diabetic Risk

A JAMA Network Open, paper looked for possible links between Sars-CoV-2 infection and sociodemographic factors/administrative health data. This study used the British Columbia Covid19 Cohort. Records of almost 630,000 subjects taking a PCR Covid were examined. Folk, testing positive, were significantly more likely to get a new type 1 or type 2 diabetes diagnosis shortly afterwards (within months) (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/18/up-to-one-20-new-diabetes-cases-could-linked-covid-study). Overall, between 3 and 5% of new diabetes cases appeared attributable to infection with Sars-CoV-2. Folk, who had been hospitalised with their infection, appeared to be at the greatest risk. A sex difference seemed evident. The link beween a Covid19 infection and a new diabetes diagnosis was only significant in males. Although, being overweight is the greatest risk factor for developing diabetes, there's little doubt that the Covid19 pandemic has intensified the current surge of diabetes cases. Yet another lasting legacy of the virus?
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