STUDY OF FREQUENCY OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED DIABESTES IN PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM SARS CoV-2 INFECTION ATTENDING FOLLOW UP OPD IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

ABSTRACT

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 infection, has been linked to all sorts of long-term health issues.Diabetes mellitus has a bidirectional relationship with COVID-19. Poorly controlled diabetes increases the severity of COVID-19 and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. COVID-19 pandemic has also resulted in poor control of diabetes, progression of prediabetes to diabetes, increase in number of new onset diabetes.