Washington Post As the public heads into another viral season, health experts said the findings highlight how the virus continues to reveal ways to pose long-term consequences. Children and teenagers infected with the coronavirus are significantly more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their peers afflicted with other respiratory illnesses, according to research published Monday.
As the public heads into another viral season, health experts said the findings highlight how the virus continues to reveal new ways to pose detrimental long-term consequences.
Children were 50 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes at the six-month mark if they had endured a coronavirus infection compared with children who had another respiratory infection, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
The subset of patients in the study who were obese were 100 percent more likely to have a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis compared with their peers beset with other respiratory infections.