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According to the WHO, the number of people with diabetes went from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014.
As of February 14, 2023, 756,135,075 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide.
According to the WHO, in 2019, diabetes and diabetic nephropathy caused 2.0 million deaths.
People who are not vaccinated against Covid may have a higher risk of diabetes, suggests a study. The scientists say it could be because people who haven’t been vaccinated have a more severe reaction to the virus, which causes inflammation and can interfere with blood sugar regulation.
Experts at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, California, looked at nearly 24,000 hospitalized COVID patients between 2020 and 2022 and sorted by vaccination status.
They found that 2.7% of those who were not vaccinated developed new diagnoses of diabetes in the months or years after their disease was eliminated, compared with 1% among those who received the vaccines.
How did they do the study?
In the study, published in JAMA Network Open, The researchers looked at Covid patients referred to the Cedars-Sinai Health System between March 2020 and June 2022. A total of 23,709 patients were included, who had a mean age of 47 years.
The analysis took into account factors such as age, gender and commitment to the health system, but could not confirm how infections or covid vaccines were changing a patient’s risk of diabetes.
The scientists suggested that severe Covid may increase the risk of diabetes due to the inflammation that the infection triggers in the body.
This can make cells more resistant to sugar uptake, making it difficult for the body to control blood sugar levels and triggering diabetes.
How many types of diabetes are there?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), There are three main types of diabetes: type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune reaction. This reaction prevents your body from making insulin. About 5 to 10% of people who have diabetes have type 1. The symptoms of this diabetes usually come on quickly. It is usually diagnosed in children, adolescents, and young adults. People with type 1 diabetes must take insulin every day to survive. Currently, no one knows how to prevent type 1 diabetes.
With type 2 diabetes, the body does not use insulin properly and cannot keep blood sugar at normal levels. About 90 to 95% of people with diabetes have type 2 diabetes. It is a process that progresses over many years and is usually diagnosed in adults. You may not feel any symptoms; therefore, it is important to have your blood sugar levels tested if you are at risk. Type 2 diabetes can be prevented or delayed with healthy lifestyle changes, such as:
- Lose weight if you are overweight.
- Have a healthy diet.
- Do physical activity regularly.
Gestational diabetes occurs in pregnant women who have never had diabetes. If you have gestational diabetes, your baby may be at higher risk for health complications. Gestational diabetes usually goes away after the baby is born. However, it increases the risk that you will have type 2 diabetes later in life. Your baby is more likely to be obese as a child or adolescent and to develop type 2 diabetes later in life.
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