COVID-19 and Newly Diagnosed Diabetes: A Report of Two Cases from Mthatha, South Africa

There are increasing reports of diabetes mellitus diagnosed during coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Indeed, the relationship between and COVID-19 is bi-directional. worsens hyperglycaemia in persons already known with often marked requirements insulin to achieve euglycaemia. Diabetes also associated adverse outcomes following illness. new-onset by mechanisms which include stress severe acute disease, use steroids cytopathic effect respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) on pancreatic beta cells. The proposed mechanism SARS-CoV-2 infection cells binding angiotensin converting enzyme-2 receptors expressed We report an adolescent girl middle-aged woman clinical laboratory profiles consistent Type 2 diabetes.