Association between Covid-19 and Diabetes Mellitus

Aim: To determine the association between Covid-19 and diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place Duration of Study: Department Medicine & Respiratory Physiology, Independent Medical College Faisalabad from 1st July 2022 to 31st December 2022. Methodology: Fifty five patients received at outdoor patient department University Hospital with confirmed diagnosis for through naso-pharyngeal reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) aged 13-65 years were included. The complete medical files each case was completely studied in relevance mellitus compared normal matched controls that only visited OPD against suspicion disease underwent biochemical profiling. baseline levels HbA1C glucose monitoring control done compared. Results: mean age CoVid-19 cases 39.5±5.3 while as 25.65±4.3 years. There an obvious significant variance odds ratio those reference A increase observed Odds Ratio within group 51-65 Elixhauser Comorbidity Index (ECI) categories also presented, ECI >5 be higher than controls. Conclusion: is a risk new onset Key words: Covid-19, Incidence, Alarming, Diabetes, Socioeconomic