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COVID-19 also attacks the pancreas – ABS-CBN News
The new coronavirus directly targets the pancreas, infecting and damaging its insulin producing cells, according to a new study.
The new coronavirus directly targets the pancreas, infecting and damaging its insulin producing cells, according to a new study.
The findings may help explain why blood sugar problems develop in many COVID-19 patients, and why there have been reports of diabetes developing as a result of the virus.
The pancreas has two jobs: production of enzymes important to digestion, and creation and release of the hormones insulin and glucagon that regulate blood sugar levels.
In a paper published on Wednesday…
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