New-onset type 1 diabetes in Finnish children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heli SalmiSanttu HeinonenJohanna HästbackaMitja LääperiPaula RautiainenPäivi J MiettinenOlli VapalahtiJussi HepojokiMikael KnipPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood (2021)
More children with T1D had severe DKA at diagnosis during the pandemic. This was not a consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Instead, it probably stems from delays in diagnosis following changes in parental behaviour and healthcare accessibility.