Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic, experts and scientists are more concerned about the long-term effects of COVID-19, especially the changeable symptoms of the sequelae.
A number of recent studies have pointed out that “diabetes” may also be included in one of the long-term new coronary syndromes (Long Covid). The risk of type 2 diabetes increased by 38%, and the risk of severe cases increased by 276%.
Once infected with the new crown, the risk of diabetes will increase in the future! People who are known to be diabetic themselves, or have a high risk of severe illness after contracting COVID-19, have a new association that may lead to a higher risk of diabetes after having been infected with COVID-19.
The internationally renowned journal “The Lancet” published a new study on March 21. The 180,000 subjects were divided into three groups for tracking. The study concluded that after the acute phase of COVID-19, Recovered patients are at significantly increased risk of developing diabetes and using blood sugar medications, the study authors stress, “diabetes should be considered as a component of long-term sequelae.”
And the more severe the virus infection, the higher the risk of diabetes, the general public infection caused a 38% increase in the risk of diabetes, but if it was a patient who had been treated in an intensive care unit, the risk of diabetes increased by 276%.
Viral infections can also affect the immune system and insulin How can infections that are clearly infectious diseases also affect chronic diseases? Why is there such a difference?
After virus infection, the body does some compensatory defense measures, which may affect the patient’s own immune system, resulting in poor insulin action and increased insulin hyperactivity.
It’s just that because there are not so many infected patients, we haven’t seen such a phenomenon yet, but we have seen relevant reports abroad. Certain viruses in particular activate the immune system, resulting in insufficient secretion of pancreatic islet cells and increased hyperinsulinemia.
Another U.S. study also supports this thesis, with an increased incidence of diabetes among patients recovering from COVID-19, with a 40% increased risk for at least one year after infection. The researchers estimate that 2 out of every 100 infected patients will be diagnosed with new diabetes.
It’s just that this phenomenon needs to be observed. The study points out that diabetes does not appear immediately after a month or two of recovery, it may be a year later. It only happens in recovered patients, and it’s not just in adults. The proportion of newly diagnosed diabetes among children increases after the epidemic!
According to a report released in January by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall risk of newly diagnosed diabetes among children is at a record high, especially after COVID-19. 2.5 times more than children who had never been infected within the next month. Although diabetes has not been included in the sequelae of the new crown, as the virus spreads more and more widely, it is speculated that there may be a large number of newly diagnosed diabetic patients in the future, and previous studies have also suggested that new coronary pneumonia will also increase cardiovascular disease, “CNN “In this regard, the US health care system may not be ready to deal with the large number of chronic disease patients caused by the epidemic.
The patient itself has abnormal blood sugar, which may become severe and lead to diagnosis if infected. What can be done now to avoid infection and severe illness, the public is still encouraged to vaccinate, and personal living habits, diet and exercise should be strengthened to enhance immunity and recover after virus infection.