World Diabetes Day | How does COVID-19 affect people with this disease?

People with diabetes develop a disease from COVID-19 More serious. It’s not that people with diabetes are more likely to get COVID. But if they do, the disease becomes more serious and seems to get worse faster, explains Mayo Clinic endocrinologist Yogish C. Kudva.

This appears to occur with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Both cases seem more likely to develop serious disease, but type 1 patients may

Type 1 diabetes is a disorder in which an immune process destroys most of the body’s cells that make insulin. Type 2 diabetes involves an interaction between genetic predisposition and environment. That is, the environment, which refers to high food intake, little physical activity and weight gain, interacts with family history, which is what is in the genes.

In people with diabetes, so with COVID-19, that inflammatory state worsens faster, so that may be one of the reasons. Another reason is that people with diabetes may be more prone to circulation problems. They may have already had a bypass, a stroke, or low blood flow to their legs or something similar. And this has been the case because a circulatory problem is added in addition to the antecedents of these types of problems. COVID-19 could enhance circulatory problems given the clotting problems it produces. So each of these big reasons could involve other minor problems.

According to the World Health Organization, diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the Americas.

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults: what is it?

Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA) is a slowly progressive form of diabetes, explains Dr. Regina Castro of the Mayo Clinic.

Like type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune disease, LADA occurs because the pancreas stops producing adequate insulin, most likely due to some “trauma” that slowly damages the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. But unlike type 1 diabetes, with LADA, probably for several months or years after being diagnosed.

Many researchers believe that LADA, sometimes called type 1.5 diabetes, is a subtype of type 1 diabetes, while others do not recognize it as a distinct entity. Other researchers believe that diabetes occurs on a continuum, with the LADA between type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

People who have LADA are generally over 30 years of age. Because when symptoms do develop they are larger than is typical for someone with type 1 diabetes and because their pancreas still produce some insulin initially, people with LADA

If you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and you are slim and physically active or have recently lost weight without effort, it is still the best for you.

Initially, LADA can be treated by controlling blood sugar through diet, losing weight if appropriate, exercising, and possibly with oral medications. But as the body gradually loses the ability to produce insulin, you will eventually need insulin injections.

More research is needed before establishing the best way to treat LADA. Talk to your doctor about the best LADA treatment options for you. As with any type of diabetes, you will need close monitoring to minimize the progression of diabetes and potential complications.

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