Virology researcher Dr. Anan Chongkaewwittaya reveals 3 reasons that indicate that people infected with COVID are more likely to develop diabetes.
From the case, doctors and researchers He came out to warn that he is infected with COVID 19, there is a chance of diabetes in a period of 1 year and revealing that no matter how difficult it is in the beginning, the disease will still occur Beware of don’t stick to the best.
Most recently, today (December 11), Dr. Anan Chongkaew Wittaya, Biotech-NSTDA researcher in virology. He came out to post a message to open up 3 reasons to be ‘COVID addict’, risking diabetes by referencing the message that
“COVID and diabetes are still topics that still need to be studied a lot. The evidence is clear that the risk of diabetes is much higher with COVID. But the cause of the increase is still a hypothesis that needs to be further proven. An article in Nature Metabolism summarizes three possible causes that COVID can increase diabetes in people, any of which can occur simultaneously.
1. The virus enters pancreatic beta cells directly. Beta cells play an important role in the production of the hormone insulin. to control blood sugar levels When beta cells are disturbed by viral infection It can cause the virus to kill cells or cause less insulin to be released.
2. The virus infects fat cells (adipocytes) which are the components of adipose tissue. As a result, cells produce less of a protein called adipopectin, which plays a key role in glucose regulation and fatty acid breakdown. A decrease in adipopectin results in a decrease in insulin response…simple words Take less sugar in the blood.
3. The virus infects other cells. especially liver cells. This causes the cells to produce a protein called GP73, which has the effect of stimulating liver cells to make more glucose and release it into the bloodstream.
Control and prevention of the incidence of diabetes in COVID patients. There seem to be many dimensions that need to be studied in depth.
