Newer onset of diabetes mellitus and thyroid dysfunction in COVID-19: Study from rural India

Abstract

Background: Cytokine and bardykine storm plays important role in then pathogenesis of COVID-19 diseses, as result there are raised inflammatory markers and blood sugar. Patients and Method: Patient with RTPCR positive with signs and symptoms of COVID-19 were investigated for fasting and postprandial blood sugar and glycoted hemoglobin percentage, inflammatory markers TSH and Covid antibodies. Result: All the 17 cases detected newly onset of diabetes with normal HBA1c and raised thyroid stimulating hormones in five cases. Significant raised levels of inflammatory markers and D-diamer. All cases showed bilateral pneumonias in the lungs. Conclusion: Newer onset of diabetes mellitus due to COVID-19 disease should be mangled with insulin therapy.

Keywords

• ace receptors
• beta cells of pancreas
• covid-19
• diabetes mellitus