From the OSU/Wexner Med Center- post covid+diabetes
Cross post from the Ohio Group & GD.
Way too long to get good copy & paste. Go read the article
source-https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/why-are-people-developing-diabetes-after-having-covid19
snip--For some people, surviving COVID-19 may lead to lasting medical concerns, including newly diagnosed diabetes. This is a chronic disease that happens when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high.
The pancreas makes insulin, which is a hormone that helps glucose get into your cells to be used for energy. But when your body doesnt make enoughor anyinsulin (Type 1 diabetes), or doesnt use insulin well (Type 2 diabetes), then glucose then stays in your blood and can cause health problems.
In November 2020, a global analysis published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism found that up to 14.4% of people who were hospitalized with severe COVID-19 also developed diabetes. But why?"