Thread Type 2 diabetes increased among youth during and after COVID-19 pandemic(Endocrine Society):

➡️The number of children(0-18y) diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes continued to rise in the year following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic(2021-2022):

T2D: +37% T1D: +106%

➡️They first tried to blame “school shutdowns causing kids to be less active, snacking more often, or eating more unhealthy foods led to increased weight gain and more cases of type 2 diabetes”…..but that didn’t work out well😉

➡️The increase in the proportion of new onset diabetes patients who developed T2D from years one(pre-pandemic) to four(second pandemic year) was statistically significant higher.

➡️Even though we may have returned to pre-pandemic times in several aspects, the increased risk of our youth developing type 2 diabetes that started during the pandemic has persisted"

➡️Striking……..No words on T1D anymore!

COVID nearly doubles the risk of Type 1 #diabetes in #children.

"Possible mechanisms include initiation of #autoimmunity or acceleration of disease progression."

As reported by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp.

This is serious business. According to Harvard in 2015: "A Scottish study published this week in JAMA shows that at the age of 20, individuals with type 1 diabetes on average lived 12 fewer years than 20-year-olds without it."

Thread COVID-19: Pediatric Diabetes, Lung Damage, Brain Impact, Newborns, and Higher Hospitalization Rates

Studies show kids are also at risk of long-term consequences from infection and especially those <5 for higher rates of hospitalization than most adults. Let's take a look.🧵1/

Thread A @cwru study shows: Children are substantially more at risk of developing #T1D after infected w/ #COVID19. Research should lead to action. @CDCDirector

@POTUS What are your next steps? Share the truth about #LongCovid, so ppl will take precautions. https://bit.ly/3UINR3a 🧵