Endokrinologie und Diabetesforschung

Incidence of New Onset Diabetes in COVID-19 Patients: A Follow up Study in Pakistan

Saba Zartash1 , Amna Rizvi2 , Muhammad Javed Ahmed3 , Mehwish Iftikhar4*, Asifa Kamal5 , Muhammad Asim Rana6 and Azhar Hussain

Coronavirus infections are mild, but fatal cases also befall. Lethal cases have occurred in patients with comorbidities specially diabetes mellitus that may have bidirectional relationship. The route of entry of coronavirus is angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors, these are expressed in key metabolic organs including pancreatic beta cells. Development of diabetes is via diverse etiologies. There is desperate need of research to see factors that cause new onset diabetes on a background of COVID-19