US researchers compare 181,000 cured and 4.1 million non-infected people
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Joo-Young Lee = If you get a novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), the risk of being diagnosed with diabetes within one year of being cured is 40% higher than that of people who do not have COVID-19, ABC News reports 22 reported on the same day (local time).
From February 7, among those diagnosed with COVID-19 in their 50s who have diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or asthma, Pfizer’s oral (edible) treatment ‘Paxrovid’ can be prescribed. The authorities initially limited the age and subject of Paxrovid treatment to those over 65 or those with compromised immunity, but on the 22nd of last month, it was adjusted to include those over 60, and from the 7th, it was decided to expand the subject to patients with underlying diseases in their 50s. . [연합뉴스 자료사진. 재판매 및 DB 금지]
In the medical journal ‘Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology’, the VA St. Louis Medical System Dr. Ziyad R-Ali’s team analyzed the patient data of the US Department of Veterans Affairs from March 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021 for COVID-19 This result was obtained by comparing 181,000 confirmed cases with 4.1 million people who did not contract the coronavirus during the same period.
The researchers explained that a 40% increase in the risk of diabetes among confirmed COVID-19 patients means that one in 100 people who are cured will be diagnosed with diabetes.
ABC News reported that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of the 21st, there were 79.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the United States. said to mean
“These results suggest that COVID-19 not only has an acute health impact, but can also leave many people with long-term health problems that they will face for the rest of their lives,” said Dr. Al-Ali.
The research team initially analyzed the data, believing that the increased risk of diabetes was seen among those with diabetes risk factors, such as obesity, among those diagnosed with COVID-19.
“The increased risk of diabetes was evident in both blacks and whites, young and old, men and women alike,” said Dr. Al-Ali. .
Of those diagnosed with COVID-19, more than 99% of those with diabetes were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of diabetes, occurs when cells become resistant to insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar, and is different from type 1 diabetes, which produces little or no insulin.
This study is not the first to suggest that COVID-19 increases the risk of diabetes.
Previously, researchers from the Leibniz Diabetes Research Center at Heinrich Heine University in Dusseldorf, Germany, published a study last week that found that people with COVID-19 had a 28% increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Several theories have been put forward as to the mechanism by which COVID-19 increases the risk of diabetes, but nothing has been clarified yet.
One theory is that COVID-19 causes inflammation that impairs insulin secretion and sensitivity, and the other is that COVID-19 causes diabetes by disrupting the composition and function of the microbiome in the human body.
Dr. Al-Ali said the best way to reduce the risk of diabetes is to get a vaccine first to prevent infection with COVID-19.
“It’s important to look at the early signs to diagnose and treat diabetes early,” he said.
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