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I_UndergroundPanther
(12,869 posts)And covid could make it worse..ugh.
I hope as many people as possible get spared covid diabeties.
Diabeties suuuucccks.
mzmolly
(51,496 posts)I don't have it personally, but a loved one is T1 and gets high sugars when sick generally. High blood sugar also lowers immune response, so it's a double whammy, as you said.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)to covid patients to battle lung problems causes blood sugar levels to spike.
see https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215038573
I'm sorry I missed the original.
It appears as though sugars returned to normal for some, and others developed 'full blown' diabetes.
Ms. Toad
(35,337 posts)mzmolly
(51,496 posts)response to the virus, from what I gather.
Ms. Toad
(35,337 posts)They discuss steroids used to treat the lungs, and that is a very common cause of temporary or permanent diabetes. What I haven't seen is any express mention of people with COVID alone (without being treated with steroids) acquiring diabetes. Not saying it isn't there - but the articles I've seen are too sloppy to tell.
mzmolly
(51,496 posts)My family member was told that a measles infection was the likely precursor to his T1 diagnosis as a young teen. (He was fully vaccinated but it did not prevent his case, sadly.)
As you said, there is ongoing debate about the underlying mechanisms:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2570378/#:~:text=The%20prime%20viral%20candidates%20for,type%201%20diabetes%20(12).
https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200903/can-covid-19-cause-diabetes#1
Regardless, it's worth consideration that steroids might also contribute.
Thanks for sharing.
Ms. Toad
(35,337 posts)The article references this, then adds the non-sequitur, "But cases also have occurred in patients with no known risk factors or prior health concerns. "
Steroid induced diabetes is not tied to "known risk factors or prior health concerns). So it is not inconsistent for people without known risk factors to take dexamethasone and develop diabetes, even without COVID.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4112077/
I do have diabetes - BUT - my blood glucouse doubles when I have any form of steroids (Medrol-pac, locak injection, etc.) The impact is simlar for many people without diabetes. Sometimes they return to normal afterwards, sometimes not. https://www.diabetes.co.uk/steroid-induced-diabetes.html#:~:text=Is%20steroid%20induced%20diabetes%20permanent,to%20be%20managed%20for%20life.
What the article doesn't do is to sort out whether the people who developed diabetes all took steroids (or some other treatment) - which would suggest it is the treatment, or whether the occurrence cold nto be tied to anything in particular.
moonscape
(5,278 posts)is autoimmune and different from T2, so there's something else going on here I think.
mzmolly
(51,496 posts)agree.
Demsrule86
(70,842 posts)She can't walk now and just went back from the rehab center to the hospital where she lost half her bladder because of a blood clot. Covid is a terrible disease.