At least 25% of newly reported diabetes cases have a confirmed history of Covid-19: Apollo Delhi OPD Data

New Delhi- COVID-19 seems to be pushing Indians towards diabetes, the analysis of OPD data of Apollo Indraprastha Hospital has suggested. As per data of last two years of the OPD of the hospital, at least 25% of newly reported diabetes cases have a confirmed history of Covid-19

In the wake of the Covid-19 second wave, various people were tested positive and the deadly virus caused inconceivable suffering to people throughout the world. Being a viral infection it causes various inflammatory reactions. In people with a confirmed history of moderate to severe Covid-19, various recurring and new health ailments have been reported. These include hypoxia, weakness, weight loss, hair loss, myocarditis, thyroid, and diabetes (being reported as one of the most common diseases). Various global studies have reported the increasing prevalence of newly diagnosed diabetes cases, having a history of Covid-19.

Basis this available insight, Doctors at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals too have studied this development and noted the same through exhaustive internal OPD data from the past two years. Speaking about the same, Dr. Subhash Kumar Wangnoo, Senior Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, Apollo Centre for Obesity, Diabetes, and Endocrinology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi said, "Our data from OPDs of last 2 years have shown that in patients who had confirmed Covid-19 infection, nearly 25% were new-onset diabetic patients, stress-induced hyperglycemia was seen in 10% of patients who had Covid-19 infection. In patients with established diabetes (already diabetic) more than 60% of patients showed worsening of glycemic status, which persisted for more than 3 months.