Beware of risk of diabetes in children infected by Covid-19

KUALA LUMPUR: A recent study by researchers in the United States showing that Covid-19 may raise the risk of diabetes in children has set the alarm bells ringing in medical circles.

A team of researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), led by Dr Sharon Saydah, found that children below the age of 18 who have recovered from a Covid-19 infection are more likely to develop diabetes than those with no history of the viral infection.