The increased risk for diabetes following COVID-19 infection has persisted into the Omicron era, but vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 appears to diminish that likelihood, new data suggest. The findings, from more than 20,000 patients in the Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles, California, suggest that “continued efforts to prevent COVID-19 infection […]
Entre los principales desafíos encaminados a brindar y garantizar atención plena a los adultos mayores que enfrenta México destacan el déficit de especialistas en geriatría, los recursos económicos sin crecimiento sustancial, la invisibilización y discriminación a personas mayores, la inaccesibilidad a cuidados de largo plazo y el desinterés por una vejez […]
This transcript has been edited for clarity. Does having had a COVID-19 infection increase your risk for the development of diabetes subsequently? Some data say yes and other data say no. No matter what, it’s obviously important to screen people for diabetes routinely, pandemic or not. Remember, screening should start […]
COVID-19 infection appears to significantly raise the risk for diabetes by about 40% at 1 year, indicate new data from a very large Veterans Administration population. “If patients have a prior history of COVID-19, that’s a risk factor for diabetes and they should certainly be screened for diabetes,” study co-author […]
COVID-19 increases the risk of diabetes among children and adolescents, according to a recent study in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Although people with diabetes have a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, growing evidence shows that COVID-19 may contribute to new-onset diabetes. Previous studies have found that on average, 14% of adults hospitalized […]
