Kiel: Covid 19 disease triggers diabetes

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No signs of diabetes before Covid-19 infection

The young man came to the hospital emergency room within a few weeks with exhaustion, extreme tiredness and a weight loss of twelve kilos. He suffered from acute hyperglycemia. There was no history of type 1 diabetes in the 19-year-old’s history, but it could also have been undetected. In the family environment, one of the patient’s cousins ​​has type 1 diabetes, while the maternal grandmother was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

The doctors emphasize, however, that their observations are no reliable evidence that the infection was the trigger for diabetes in the 19-year-old. It is also conceivable that the young man already had undetected diabetes before he became infected with Sars-CoV-2. But he had no symptoms. Further analyzes of the possible connection between Covid-19 and the onset of diabetes are necessary for clarification.

Nonetheless, they recommend paying special attention to patients with diabetes who contract Covid-19 and paying more attention to diabetes symptoms in those infected with Covid-19.

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