Newly diagnosed diabetes in COVID-19 patients

The article by Papadokostaki et al. in the recent issue of Primary Care Diabetes has highlighted several critical issues related to the bi-directional relationship between coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) and diabetes [1]. These are highly relevant for clinicians to optimize care for patients with diabetes that are inflicted with COVID-19. The authors briefly pointed out the possibility of COVID-induced new-onset diabetes. With respect to this, we would like to add that in addition to precipitating new-onset diabetes, COVID-19 may also unmask previously undiagnosed diabetes by causing pleiotropic alterations in glucose metabolism [2].
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research