COVID-19 found to accelerate symptoms of type 1 diabetes in children in early stage

Contracting COVID-19 may hasten the onset of visible type 1 diabetes symptoms in children, according to a study in JAMA. Researchers found that children with early-stage type 1 diabetes progressed to clinical symptoms faster after a COVID-19 infection. The study, involving data from the Fr1da study, highlighted an increase in type 1 diabetes diagnoses during the pandemic.