Role of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the appearance of new onset type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Gran Canaria, Spain.
Yeray Nóvoa-MedinaSvetlana Pavlovic-NesicJesús Ma González-MartínAraceli Hernández-BetancorSara LópezAngela Domínguez-GarcíaSofía Quinteiro-DomínguezMaría CabreraAraceli De La CuestaElisabeth Caballero-FernándezMaría A González-PereraIsabel De Miguel-MartínezGraham D OgleAna M WägnerPublished in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2022)
We conclude that there is no direct relationship between the increased incidence of T1DM and SARS-CoV-2 in the region. The COVID-19 pandemic did not result in an increased severity of T1DM presentation.