Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?.

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a public health emergency around the world. The risk, severity, and mortality of the disease has been associated to chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. There are multiple patho-physiological explanations that relate these two entities. The possibility of a bidirectional relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 has been raised. Most studies agree that diabetes mellitus of any etiology is associated with a negative outcome of the infection. Also, CO-VID-19 can cause a worsening of glycemic control and can be a trigger for the development of diabetes mellitus type 1.Copyright © 2023 Universidad de Antioquia.