##Covid19SA
Can COVID-19 Cause Diabetes? Research points to another "troubling" effect of COVID-19: new cases of diabetes.
SARS-COV-2 is NOT like other viruses. It causes severe inflammation throughout the body, wreaking havoc on respiratory system, heart, brain, and kidneys
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Can COVID-19 Cause Diabetes? Research points to another "troubling" effect of COVID-19: new cases of diabetes.
SARS-COV-2 is NOT like other viruses. It causes severe inflammation throughout the body, wreaking havoc on respiratory system, heart, brain, and kidneys
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The studies, both NIH-supported pre-proof studies available in the journal Cell Metabolism, confirm "that:
☆SARS-CoV-2 can target and impair the body's insulin-producing cells." This, as a result, can lead to diabetes.
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☆SARS-CoV-2 can target and impair the body's insulin-producing cells." This, as a result, can lead to diabetes.
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How does the virus cause diabetes?
lab studies found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was capable of not only infecting human beta cells, but was also able to replicate inside of them, allowing it to invade other cells, too.
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lab studies found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was capable of not only infecting human beta cells, but was also able to replicate inside of them, allowing it to invade other cells, too.
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What are beta cells?
beta cells are responsible for secreting insulin-and in type 1 diabetes, it's those beta cells that don't secrete enough insulin for the body to use.
That's not all!
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beta cells are responsible for secreting insulin-and in type 1 diabetes, it's those beta cells that don't secrete enough insulin for the body to use.
That's not all!
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both NIH-funded studies found and confirmed INFECTION of pancreatic beta cells in Autopsy samples from people who died from COVID-19.
One of the studies suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may "preferentially infect" those insulin-producing cells.
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One of the studies suggests that SARS-CoV-2 may "preferentially infect" those insulin-producing cells.
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That's not all!
The new research also found that coronavirus infections could change clusters of cells known as islets in the pancreas, which contain the beta cells.
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The new research also found that coronavirus infections could change clusters of cells known as islets in the pancreas, which contain the beta cells.
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Specifically, both teams of researchers found that the pancreatic islet tissue showed reduced production and release of insulin following a coronavirus infection-and sometimes, infection also led to the death of some beta cells.
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So, having COVID is much more
People need to think more in terms of the long-term potential health consequences of getting infected.
If you get diabetes, that will affect you for the rest of your life.
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People need to think more in terms of the long-term potential health consequences of getting infected.
If you get diabetes, that will affect you for the rest of your life.
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