Incidence of newly detected diabetes among covid-19 patients in atertiary care hospital

Newly detected diabetes, COVID-19, Hyperglycaemia With an increased population getting affected by COVID-19 virus, there are reports of newly detected diabetes among them. This retrospective cohort study was conducted among 300 COVID-19 patients in a tertiary care hospital in Kerala for a period of four months from February 1st to May 30th, 2021 to study the incidence of newly detected diabetes in COVID-19 survivors. Out of 300, 34(11.3%) patients were diagnosed with diabetes on admission and 21 patients (61.7%) had HbA1c level >6.5. Mean D dimer levels were 1326. Newly detected diabetes can be a risk factor for poor prognosis in COVID-19 patients' hence proper care and follow-up is treated to control glycaemic levels in these patients.