[ExI] Scientists begin to investigate Diabetes-Covid interaction

[SR Ballard]

Mounting clues suggest the coronavirus might trigger (Type 1) diabetes
> Evidence from tissue studies and some people with COVID-19 shows that the virus damages insulin-producing cells.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01891-8?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=a3d3db509e-briefing-dy-20200624&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-a3d3db509e-45248210

“Diabetes is already known to be a key risk factor for developing severe COVID-191 and people with the condition are more likely to die2.”

“Now Zimmet is among a growing number of researchers who think that diabetes doesn’t just make people more vulnerable to the coronavirus, but that the virus might also trigger diabetes in some3.”
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