Rise in uncontrolled diabetes during Covid-19 and post Covid-19 syndrome: Malady and solutions - The Indian Express

The factors that work against the pancreas (that controls blood sugar) are severe attacks of Covid-19 on this organ, poisonous substances generated by COVID19 (“Cytokine storm”), marked mental stress, and use of steroids, to name a few.

Padma Shree Awardee, Author of book Diabetes with Delight. A fully compliant patient came to my clinic recently in a very disturbed mood. His fasting blood sugar was ~300 mg/dl (markedly uncontrolle… [+3237 chars]

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