Pediatric Diabetes Complications Rise During COVID

Pediatric Diabetes Complications Rise During COVID
by Colleen Fleiss on 
April 27, 2021 at 11:29 PM
During the COVID pandemic a higher number of kids with type 2 diabetes have faced severe complications, revealed study from Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).
"DKA happens when insulin levels in the blood drop too low for too long," said lead author Lily Chao, Interim Medical Diabetes Director at CHLA.
"Insulin helps the body utilise glucose. So when there's not enough insulin, the body starts breaking down fat as a source of energy," she added.
‘There has been a surge of children with life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) -- a severe complication of Type-2 diabetes -- during the COVID pandemic.’

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