RT @AliNouriPhD
📌COVID-19 increases risk of diabetes in children.

CDC report on those under 18 found COVID-19 increased odds of diabetes diagnosis by ~2.5 times in one group, & 31% in another.

Cause unclear. Could be virus attacking insulin producing pancreatic cells.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7102e2.htm