covid-19, showed a new study. The study, conducted jointly by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Fortis C-DOC with others and published in the journal, Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, said the results show that diabetes complicates course of covid-19 and results in excess morbidity and mortality.
Presence of diabetes also influences post covid syndrome or long covid-19 via various pathophysiological mechanisms. The study done on over 108 type 2 diabetes patients further said diabetes poses challenges in the recovery of patients.
Patients studied included 52 Type 2 diabetes patients who had suffered from covid-19 with mild to moderate severity; 56 Type 2 diabetes patients who did not suffer from