Eric TopolDec 5, 2022
Covid is associated with a >60% increased risk of newly diagnosed diabetes
A systematic analysis replicated by 2 independent groups
https://nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24185-7…
https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-022-02656-y…
Show threadToxteth O'GradyDec 5, 2022
@erictopol Since I'm already there, I would hope it won't make my diabetes worse...
Show threadviqDec 5, 2022
@toxtethogrady @erictopol it very well may, in at least two ways:
1) Further disregulation of already messed up metabolism (e.g. "type 1? Why not have insulin resistance as a bonus?")
2) Triggering (further) auto-immune diseases. Hashimoto / psoriasis / rheumatoid arthrisis anyone?
Show threadviq
@toxtethogrady @erictopol not to mention the usual dance of "illness causes elevated sugar levels / elevated sugar levels make it harder to fight infection"
Dec 5, 2022 at 11:21amWeb