Covid infection can lead to increaed risk of diabetes--new international study

New study finds increased risk of diabetes after COVID illness Over the pandemic, scientists have learned that the coronavirus can lead to a wide range of ongoing health problems — including diabetes, according to a new study. New research published in the journal BMC Medicine this month sheds light on how patients who have contracted COVID-19 are at greater risk of developing diabetes — both type 1 and type 2. YahooNews

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New research published in the journal BMC Medicine this month is shedding light on how COVID-19 can also put a person at greater risk of developing diabetes — both type 1 and type 2 — after an infection. The study is a meta-analysis, which means that it combined and analyzed data from other studies on the same topic.

Nine studies, which included nearly 40 million participants, were included in the analysis. Six of the studies were conducted in the United States, with another two in England and one in Germany....