What are possible diabetes and COVID-19 complications?
Aside from these findings, a separate study found that COVID-19 can potentially make the symptoms of diabetes worse.
The researchers found that COVID-19 can cause severe metabolic complications of diabetes which include diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolarity.
Both of these are very severe complications of diabetes and require high doses of insulin in order to be treated.
The researchers believe that the virus could bind to an enzyme known as angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors.
This specific enzyme can be found in the lungs, arteries, heart, kidneys, and intestines. Once it binds to this enzyme, this could affect the way the body metabolizes glucose.
And in the case of diabetics, this can mean that they can suffer not just the severe symptoms of COVID-19, but also severe symptoms of diabetes.
Diabetes and COVID-19 complications: COVID-19 may trigger diabetes
Along with these findings, the researchers found that there is some evidence that shows COVID-19 can trigger diabetes in otherwise healthy patients.
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