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Children who had Covid-19 may be at higher risk of type 1 diabetes as new study finds link

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A study of over 1.1 million patients aged 18 years and younger has found a link between Covid-19 and type 1 diabetes diagnoses.

Researchers found that young people who contracted Covid-19 were more prone to developing type 1 diabetes in the six months following their diagnosis.

Families at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes should be alert for symptoms of the condition in their children following Covid, the researchers say.

While it is unclear whether Covid-19 triggers an onset of type 1 diabetes, it was found that under-18s who have had the virus showed a 72 percent increase in new diagnoses of the chronic disease soon after. "Type 1 diabetes is considered an autoimmune disease," said Pamela Davis, corresponding author and Distinguished University Professor and The Arline H.

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