Doctors see many new cases of diabetes post COVID-19
The Hindu
Among the contributing factors is ‘pandemic lifestyle’, says expert
While it is known that senior citizens and people with co-morbidities are at a high risk of contracting COVID-19, doctors in the city are seeing many new cases of diabetes post the infection.
Doctors said diabetes increases the risk of complications and death if COVID-19 is contracted. Nearly 62% of the total 37,648 COVID-19 deaths in the State so far had either diabetes or both diabetes and hypertension, along with other co-morbidities.
State Health Commissioner K.V. Trilok Chandra told the Hindu on Tuesday that while almost all the patients who succumbed to COVID-19 reported SARI and ILI symptoms, 62% of them had one or more co-morbidities, mainly diabetes and hypertension.
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