COVID-19 could increase risk of developing diabetes by up to 22%, study shows

A recent Canadian study found that COVID-19 may increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes, but experts are still not sure exactly why this is.

The University of British Columbia study, published in JAMA on Tuesday, found that three to five per cent of diabetes cases were related to COVID-19 infection.

“From that point of view, these numbers are substantial,” Dr. Naveed Janjua, the study’s lead author, told Global News.

People infected with COVID-19 were 17 to 22 per cent at higher risk of developing diabetes within one year compared with those who were unexposed to the virus, the study stated.

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