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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2022 Jul 26;14(7):e27272.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.27272. eCollection 2022 Jul.
New-Onset and Persistent Insulin-Dependent Diabetes in Patients With COVID-19: A Peruvian Experience
Anthony Ramos-Yataco[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emanuel A Salcedo Davila[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kelly Meza[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Inga Harbuz-Miller[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been recognized as a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, and COVID-19 in diabetic patients is associated with a poor prognosis. New evidence suggests that patients with T2DM may experience diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) if infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, there is limited literature on new-onset diabetes in patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 without a history of diabetes. We present a case series of three patients who developed new-onset diabetes while suffering from acute COVID-19 infection; they presented with DKA even though they had no prior history or risk factors for diabetes. They remain persistently insulin-dependent several months post-recovery.
Keywords: covid 19; dka; insulin; new-onset dia-betes; peru.
. 2022 Jul 26;14(7):e27272.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.27272. eCollection 2022 Jul.
New-Onset and Persistent Insulin-Dependent Diabetes in Patients With COVID-19: A Peruvian Experience
Anthony Ramos-Yataco[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Emanuel A Salcedo Davila[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kelly Meza[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Inga Harbuz-Miller[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36039206
- PMCID: PMC9404677
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.27272
Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been recognized as a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, and COVID-19 in diabetic patients is associated with a poor prognosis. New evidence suggests that patients with T2DM may experience diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) or hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) if infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, there is limited literature on new-onset diabetes in patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 without a history of diabetes. We present a case series of three patients who developed new-onset diabetes while suffering from acute COVID-19 infection; they presented with DKA even though they had no prior history or risk factors for diabetes. They remain persistently insulin-dependent several months post-recovery.
Keywords: covid 19; dka; insulin; new-onset dia-betes; peru.
