Study establishes link between Diabetes and COVID-19

According to a study published in the JAMA Network last month, scientists have established links between diabetes and Covid-19.

According to the study, one in twenty new cases of diabetes could be linked to Covid-19. The research argues there is “emerging evidence” of a higher risk of becoming diabetic for individuals who contracted Covid-19.

The study established that the “SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with a higher risk of diabetes, suggesting that these infections may have contributed to an excess burden of diabetes at the population level”. This means that approximately three to five percent of newly diagnosed cases of diabetes may be attributed to Covid-19.

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Studying over 600,000 people in Canada between 2020 and 2021, the study inferred that people who had been hospitalized because of the virus were at a greater risk of developing diabetes – a disease in which the body fails to produce enough insulin, in turn making it harder for the body to break down sugars leading to a higher amount of sugar in the bloodstream. In the long term, diabetes often causes heart disease, loss of vision, or even kidney problems.

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Classified as Type-1 and Type-2, diabetes is generally managed with insulin injections or with lifestyle changes including modifying one’s diet, as needed. Usually, type-1 diabetes begins in childhood and is considered unpreventable. However, in type-2 diabetes, the condition can be maintained by making changes in one’s diet, preferably eating healthy and exercising regularly.

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According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), on average, approximately 537 people between the ages of 20 and 79 are diagnosed with diabetes. These figures are estimated to rise to almost 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045.

The IDF further estimates that almost twelve percent of adults in the UAE are affected by diabetes, eighteen percent in Saudi Arabia, twenty-five percent in Kuwait, and 16.4 percent in Qatar. Sharing the statistics on its official website, the IDF claimed almost 796,000 deaths were caused by diabetes in the Middle East in 2021 alone.

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