New Delhi: People with diabetes in India were found to have a critical condition with poorer indicators of glycemia or high blood sugar levels during the COVID period, as compared to those without diabetes in pre-Covid times, a first of its kind. the study shows. The country saw new onset diabetes during the pandemic.
Researchers say this may be due to lifestyle factors and delayed diagnosis, rather than a direct effect of the virus. The findings of the study, recently published in ‘Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews’, suggest that more than 50% of patients diagnosed with diabetes after the COVID outbreak reported high stress levels, while less than 13% had The former had high stress levels. Covid period.
“There is a potential for an increase in various lifestyle-related diseases, including new-onset diabetes, during this pandemic period. The study, conducted by researchers from the National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation, Diabetes Foundation (India), has said that adverse lifestyle changes resulting from the lockdown can accelerate the progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes in many people. Is. , Fortis CDOC and Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialty Center.
The study analyzed data on all adults diagnosed with new onset type 2 diabetes from two tertiary care hospitals for diabetes in Chennai and Delhi between April and October 2020, when the country was mostly under lockdown. Doctors suggest that a healthy lifestyle, especially exercise, and a controlled diet can help avoid such disorders.
The study also points to changes in diet and exercise profiles during the pandemic as a possible cause.
Researchers say this may be due to lifestyle factors and delayed diagnosis, rather than a direct effect of the virus. The findings of the study, recently published in ‘Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews’, suggest that more than 50% of patients diagnosed with diabetes after the COVID outbreak reported high stress levels, while less than 13% had The former had high stress levels. Covid period.
“There is a potential for an increase in various lifestyle-related diseases, including new-onset diabetes, during this pandemic period. The study, conducted by researchers from the National Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation, Diabetes Foundation (India), has said that adverse lifestyle changes resulting from the lockdown can accelerate the progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes in many people. Is. , Fortis CDOC and Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialty Center.
The study analyzed data on all adults diagnosed with new onset type 2 diabetes from two tertiary care hospitals for diabetes in Chennai and Delhi between April and October 2020, when the country was mostly under lockdown. Doctors suggest that a healthy lifestyle, especially exercise, and a controlled diet can help avoid such disorders.
The study also points to changes in diet and exercise profiles during the pandemic as a possible cause.
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