Covid pandemic linked to surge in child and teen diabetes

BBC
Jun 30, 2023

Covid pandemic linked to surge in child and teen diabetes


There has been an unusual rise in the number of children and teenagers around the world diagnosed with type 1 diabetes since Covid, say researchers.

A new study in JAMA Network Open journal has collated available data from different countries, including the UK, on more than 38,000 young people diagnosed during the pandemic.

The authors describe the increase in cases of diabetes as "substantial".

More work is needed to understand why the rise is happening, they say.