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It was once considered mainly a respiratory disease, but Covid-19 has always surprised doctors by the number of bodily systems it can affect, including the brain and the heart. Now, researchers say that coronavirus can even attack cells in the pancreas, causing diabetes.

In the September 2 of the journalMetabolism of natureScientists have reported on the case of a 19-year-old German man who has developed coronavirus after family holidays. He did not have traditional symptoms of Covid-19, until he found himself at the hospital with a weight loss of 26 pounds inside a few weeks, a frequent urine and a pain at the left side.

The doctors found that his blood sugar level was more than three times the normal beach. They suspected that the patient had type 1 diabetes (usually diagnosed in early childhood), but he tested negative for genetic variants and antibodies normally associated with type 1. Read it and ensure the health and the health. health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.

Diabetes and covident can cause an excessive immune reaction

People develop diabetes when the pancreas stops producing sufficient insulin, an enzyme that invites blood sugar into the cells, where they can use it for energy. Excessive blood glucose can damage the walls of the blood vessels, which can lead to heart disease, stroke, blindness and amputation.

In the case of the 19-year-old German patient, researchers theorize that coronavirus brought its immune system to attack beta cells in the pancreas, which treats insulin. These cells contain many neurotransmitters called ACE2 receptors. By coincidence, these receptors are where the thorny surface of the coronavirus attaches to the cells. (Type 1 diabetes is also considered a self-immune disease, in which body attacks of healthy beta cells and stops.)

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The researchers reported other cases of CVIV-19 trigger diabetes. Dr. Caroline Messer, an endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, told the webmd line. There has been an increase in self-immune diabetes of coronavirus during the coronavirus pandemic and the theory of researchers is a plausible explanation.

"This could take into account the increase in diabetics of type 1 negative antibodies," she said. "It is important for practitioners to be aware of the possibility of insulin-dependent diabetes of about four weeks after infection despite negative [diabetic type 1] antibodies."

But all the experts are not convinced - some of the question of whether this diabetes is type 1, type 2 (which has traditionally been reversible in many cases by diet and exercise) or a different category called sudden diabetes. appearing. Some cases of diabetes related to coronaviruses have solved over time; Type 1 diabetes is generally not reversible.

Symptoms of diabetes to watch for

According to the American Diabetes Association, the symptoms of diabetes include extreme fatigue, excessive thirst or hunger, weight gain or loss of weight and blurred vision. Talk to your health care provider if you are experiencing signs with or without CVIV-19 diagnosis.

As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing-Covid-19 in the first place: mask, make yourself test if you think they have coronaviruses, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, only run essential races, wash hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and cross this pandemic with your healthier, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.