Incidence of covid 19 a greater risk for diabetes mellitus - Video

Published On 2022-03-24T18:45:36+05:30 | Updated On 24 March 2022 6:45 PM IST

Overview

A recent cohort study conducted in Germany was a retrospective analysis, which comprised a representative panel of 1171 physicians' practicing throughout the country. The research included approximately 8.8 million patients. Study reported that previously infected covid-19 people are at a higher risk of getting diabetes mellitus as glucose metabolism is greatly altered, and it's a serious concern that needs attention.

Study findings were published in Diabetologia, 2022. It was seen that individuals with Covid-19 showed an increased type 2 diabetes incidence compared with acute upper respiratory tract infections which were 15.8 vs 12.3 per 1000 person-years. The Incident Risk Ratio was not increased for other forms of diabetes.

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Dr. Nandita Mohan

BDS, MDS( Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry)

Dr. Nandita Mohan is a practicing pediatric dentist with more than 5 years of clinical work experience. Along with this, she is equally interested in keeping herself up to date about the latest developments in the field of medicine and dentistry which is the driving force for her to be in association with Medical Dialogues. She also has her name attached with many publications; both national and international. She has pursued her BDS from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and later went to enter her dream specialty (MDS) in the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry from Pt. B.D. Sharma University of Health Sciences. Through all the years of experience, her core interest in learning something new has never stopped. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751