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Case Reports
. 2023 Apr 4:14:1168927.
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1168927. eCollection 2023.

Case report: Fulminant type 1 diabetes following paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during late pregnancy

Lingling Zhou  1 , Huanjia Qu  1 , Qiuling Zhang  1 , Jinhua Hu  1 , Lan Shou  1
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Case report: Fulminant type 1 diabetes following paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during late pregnancy

Lingling Zhou et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). .

Abstract

Background: Dysregulation of glucose metabolism has been linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition, the occurrence of new onset diabetes mellitus, including fulminant type 1 diabetes, has been reported after SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination.

Methods and results: A young Chinese woman in her last trimester of pregnancy presented with an abrupt progression of hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis, but with a near-normal glycohemoglobin level following paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. The low C peptide levels, both fasting and postprandial, reflected profound insulin deficiency in the setting of negative islet autoantibody testing, consistent with a diagnosis of fulminant type 1 diabetes. Ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia quickly improved following the introduction of insulin therapy, but not the β cell function. The patient received treatment with insulin pump therapy after being discharged, and the first follow-up revealed a well-controlled glucose profile.

Conclusions: New-onset FT1D can occur after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our report raises awareness of this rare but serious situation, promoting early recognition and management of FT1D during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: case report; coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19); fulminant type 1 diabetes; pregnancy; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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