New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]), suggests a possible association between mild COVID-19 cases and subsequently diagnosing type 2 diabetes. adults who recover from mostly mild COVID-19 appear to have a significantly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than a matched control group who had other types of respiratory infections, which are also frequently caused by viruses. If confirmed, these results indicate that diabetes screening in individuals after recovery from mild forms of COVID-19 should be recommended. Previous studies have noted that inflammation caused by SARS-CoV?2 may damage insulin-producing beta cells, causing them to die or change how they work, resulting in acute hyperglycaemia (high blood glucose). Sedentary lifestyles brought on by lockdowns could also be playing a role.
— source Diabetologia | Mar 17, 2022