COVID-19 can trigger the development of diabetes. This was announced by Svetlana Shokur, endocrinologist of the Invitro group of companies, on Monday, November 22.
It is known that the risk of infection and severe course of the coronavirus is high in patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, but recent clinical studies have shown that this works in the opposite direction.
“In the second year of the fight against COVID-19, scientists have found that severe and moderate coronavirus infection is associated with the development of diabetes. The fact is that the SARS-Cov-2 virus for penetration into the body binds to ACE-2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme-2) receptors, which are found not only in the lungs, liver, kidneys and small intestine, but also in the pancreas “, – Shokur told “RIA News”…
In this regard, the beta cells of the pancreas, which produce insulin and are responsible for lowering blood glucose levels, become targets for the virus and are destroyed.
“The greater the degree of damage, the higher the likelihood of developing diabetes mellitus,” the endocrinologist emphasized.
In addition, the condition caused by COVID-19 is accompanied by the development of inflammation, which is enhanced by the production of reactive oxygen species, which leads to the launch of the main mechanism for the development of type II diabetes mellitus: tissue sensitivity to insulin decreases and insulin resistance increases. In addition, the side effects of many drugs for the treatment of coronavirus infection are associated with an increase in blood glucose levels.
On November 19, Elena Evdokimova, an endocrinologist, nutritionist, nutritionist, member of the Russian Association of Endocrinologists, a member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, spoke about the signs that indicate the presence of diabetes. According to the expert, the first sign is thirst.
Against the backdrop of a worsening epidemiological situation, the Russian authorities are urging residents to get vaccinated in order to protect their health and take care of their loved ones. Citizens are vaccinated for free. Five vaccines against coronavirus have been registered in the country: Sputnik V, which became the first vaccine against COVID-19 in the Russian Federation and the world, as well as Sputnik Light, EpiVacCorona, EpiVacCorona-N and KoviVak.
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