EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Crisis Response Tactics COVID-19 Raises Hypertension and Kidney Disease Risk in Type 1 Diabetes By Staff Tuesday, October 1, 2024 8:02 AM For patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), a positive test or hospitalization for COVID-19 increases the risk of developing hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).The researchers aimed to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 infection increases the risk for long-term comorbidities in patients with preexisting T1D from the Montefiore Health System in New York City between March 2020 and July 2023.Patients with T1D who were hospitalized or tested positive for COVID-19 had a higher incidence of new-onset hypertension (19.72% and 10.26% vs 3.14%), CKD (11.41% and 7.69% vs 1.14%), and DKA (4.09% and 3.06% vs 1.06%) than those without COVID-19."COVID-19 may have latent effects of developing new hypertension, CKD, and DKA,” the authors wrote. "Identification of risk factors associated with new-onset disorders could increase awareness of healthcare providers, thereby ensuring stricter monitoring and improving management of long COVID-19." Head over to Medscape to read the full story.