COVID-19 "doubles the risk of children developing Type 1 diabetes"

Add diabetes to COVID's greatest hits: catching it might come with a side of insulin shots.

Dr. Michael Hoerger, a faculty member at Tulane University School of Medicine who tracks COVID-19 data and research, shared a study published in JAMA today titled "Progression From Presymptomatic to Clinical Type 1 Diabetes After COVID-19 Infection." — Read the rest

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