COVID-19 ‘ups diabetes risk for kids’
A US study of health insurance claims shows new diabetes diagnoses are up to twice as likely after SARS-CoV-2 infection
Children with COVID-19 are significantly more likely to develop diabetes than uninfected children or those with other respiratory infections, a US study suggests.
The study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adds to a growing body of evidence that COVID-19 could precipitate diabetes in both children and adults, says endocrinologist Professor Jonathan Shaw, deputy director at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne.
