The Covid pandemia caused type 1 diabetes to be triggered in children and adolescents

The incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) in children and adolescents shot 57 and 60 percent in 2021, according to a study by the Health and Evaluation Agency of Catalonia (Aquas) with the participation of the Hospital del Mar (Barcelona).

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease that is characterized by the lack of insulin production by the pancreas, which causes an increase in blood glucose levels.

In some countries an increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes had already been notified during the Covid-19 pandemic.Therefore, these researchers wanted to verify if this situation had also reproduced in Catalonia.Although the data focuses on this autonomous community, they could be relatively extrapolable for the rest of Spain.

Worldwide, a recently published analysis that included 24 studies and 5,671 new cases of type 1 diabetes in pediatric age, described a significant increase in the incidence of new cases during the Covid-19 Pandemia, of up to 19.73 cases for each100,000 children during 2019 and 32.39 per 100,000 children during 2020.

According to its findings, in 2020 the incidence did not increase significantly compared to the previous year, but by 2021 it increased by 28 percent, with 170 new cases observed more than expected.The greatest increases, in both years, occurred between people under 18 and women.

Thus, in 2020, the incidence of DM1 in children and adolescents was 32 percent higher than expected in normal years.The following year, he even shot at 57 and 60 percent, respectively.

On the other hand, in adults there was also a rise in cases, although with much more moderation.By sex, women experienced an increase in the incidence significantly higher than that of men in 2021 (60% compared to 12%).

Based on all these data, the researchers point out that during the Covid-19 pandemic there was a "notable and statistically significant increase" of the incidence of cases of type 1 diabetes mellitus in Catalonia, although they specify that "it is not possible to establish acausal relationship between pandemic and diabetes. "

Therefore, they conclude that "more studies are required to investigate the possible biological or social mechanisms that could explain this phenomenon and its clinical and health implications."

As possible limitations of the study, the study states that there is possible that there is a "infraregistro" or a delay in coding the new diagnoses during 2020 and 2022. "This may be motivated by the saturation of the health system that has existed in certainMoments of Pandemia, "they have riveted.

I attest.I consider my

My son.With 16 years in February 2021

Like any virus, in predisposition, the autoimmune response is triggered in type 1.As there were many cases because more probability.

I am a clear example of this, with 45 years, I got out of confined with Covid in a room, with diabetes at Cuesta ....

I am also a case.It does not stop going around whether it was the covid or the vaccine. I just put a dose because I had many side effects.If I could take the time behind….

@Estherilla, it is some viruses that trigger diabetes.In non -vaccinated children is where cases have increased the most.

I know @regina.He read a lot on the subject. But there are also studies that demonstrate an increase in cases of type 1 diabetes in adults after covid/after vaccine. As well as alterations in the menstrual cycle and circulatory problems.will see my case.

It has already been proven that the infectious Covid virus is replicated in pancreatic islets, which causes diabetes.
The same thing that happens with other viruses, such as Coxsackie, which was the one that attacked my daughter.I always waited for vaccines against those viruses capable of provoking diabetes in genetically predisposed people.
Many diabetes would be avoided in children.

I think I also owe this gift to Covid.I agree with the symptoms with the first of the two infections that touched me.A lot of thirst, a lot of urine, blurred view ... how typical I know is diabetes, then I thought I did older:/
I have some overweight, I will have 5 kg left over or so, 49 tacos, I have a good food, I do not drink alcohol or smoke and when the symptoms started I had a job of enough physical exercise.

I have no families known to diabetes, so it does not fit me much with the diagnosis of type 2, which can be but ... my doctor in the last visit has already dropped the possibility that it is autoimmune ... I mean.
Time will say it.
At the moment after a few weeks with insulin only I take metformin and in three months I have lowered the glucosilada from 13% to 7%
Without great efforts, it has been going down to 125 too easy.
As practically the same but less carbohydrates and without sweets or fruits like the pineapple that I love.

Do you think it can be a honeymoon?

For an accurate diagnosis they would have to do antibody analysis.Have you seen you an endocrine?

salad said:
for an accurate diagnosis would have to do antibody analysis.Have you seen an endocrine?

No, just my primary care doctor.
That is why I say time will say it.
If I am not going to worse, there is no planned event with endocrine.

I attach a list of tests that should be performed to determine whether they are Diabetes type 1 autoimmune, insulin-dependent.

nekgatodulce said:
attached a list of tests that should be performed to determine whether it is type 1 autoimmune diabetes, insulin-dependent.

Well, only the Gad have asked me ... anyway

cgs said:

nekgatodulce said:
attached a list of tests that should be performed to determine if it is diabetes type 1 autoimmune, insulin-dependent.

Well, I have only asked me to gad ... anyway

It seems predominant in Lada.Gave you positive?

salad said:
I attest.I consider myself a courty

I YB

cgs said:

nekgatodulce said:
attached a list of tests that should be performed to determine if it is diabetes type 1 autoimmune, insulin-dependent.

Well, I have only asked me to gad ... anyway

To me tb, and they left negative.But the rest I don't know.They treat me as a type 1 but as if I were on a honeymoon, it is very slow

joyki said:

cgs said:

nekgatodulce said:
nekgatodulce said:
attached a list of tests that should be done to determineThese are type 1 autoimmune diabetes, insulin-dependent.

Well, I have only asked me to gad ... anyway

It seems predominant in Lada.Gave you positive?

Negative ... for the moment, according to endocrine