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.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.