Researchers reviewed studies that tracked people for at least four weeks after COVID-19 recovery to see which individuals developed persistent¹ symptoms associated with long COVID such as brain fog, skin conditions, depression, and shortness of breath. In three of the studies, people with diabetes² were up to four times more likely to develop long COVID compared to people without diabetes, according to a presentation on Sunday at the annual Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

研究人员回顾了对康复四周以上的新冠感染者进行跟踪调查的研究，以了解哪些人出现了脑雾、皮肤问题、抑郁和呼吸短促等持续的新冠后遗症。6月5日，在美国糖尿病协会年度科学会议上发表的一份报告显示，在其中三项研究中，糖尿病患者出现新冠后遗症的可能性是非糖尿病患者的四倍。

 

The researchers said diabetes appears to be "a potent³ risk factor" for long COVID but their findings are preliminary because the studies used different methods, definitions of long COVID, and follow-up times, and some looked at hospitalized patients while others focused on people with milder cases of COVID-19.

研究人员表示，糖尿病似乎是导致新冠后遗症的“一个重要风险因素”，但研究发现是初步的，因为几个研究使用了不同的方法、对新冠后遗症的定义和随访时间不同，一些研究对象是住院新冠患者，而另一些研究对象是轻症新冠患者。

 

"More high-quality studies across multiple populations and settings are needed to determine if diabetes is indeed a risk factor" for long COVID, the researchers said. "In the meantime, careful monitoring of people with diabetes... may be advised" after COVID-19.

研究人员表示，“需要在多个群体和环境中进行更多高质量的研究，以确定糖尿病是否确实是新冠后遗症的风险因素”。“同时，建议对感染过新冠的糖尿病患者进行详细监测……”。

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