Scientists have long suspected a link between COVID-19 and diabetes, but it’s been unclear whether this association exists in children as well as adults. New research suggests that it does, by ...

Children who have been infected with the coronavirus are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those afflicted by other respiratory illnesses, according to the JAMA Network Open study.

Children with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes progressed more quickly to type 1 diabetes after having COVID-19, according to a research letter published in JAMA. In an analysis of data from 509 ...

After that, their blood sugar levels become progressively higher — and that can make COVID-19 worse, explains Lazar, referring to the established link between diabetes and severe COVID-19 infection.

The risk of a new type 2 diabetes diagnosis remained elevated at 3 months (RR 1.48, 95% CI 1.24-1.76) and 6 months (RR 1.58, 95% CI 1.35-1.85) after COVID infection, the group detailed in JAMA ...

Children and young people who have contracted COVID-19 are more at risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future compared to those never infected with the disease, a study has indicated. Recent ...

Nearly four years later, we have a lot more than suspicions. In fact, the pandemic has been blamed for a spike in type 1 diabetes.New cases in kids and teens jumped up 16% in the first 12 months ...

MIS-C grew rarer over the course of the pandemic, Bodansky said, and now occurs mostly in unvaccinated children. While the precise knowledge of how covid and MIS-C are linked may not be used to ...

Risks of COVID in children. The current COVID-19 vaccine, the updated 2024-25 shot, was until recently recommended for all Americans ages 6 months and older.

Long COVID, Dr. Iwasaki notes, is different from autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes and RA because the cause isn’t clear and may be due in part to direct damage caused by the virus.