Clinical features of post-COVID syndrome in patients with carbohydrate metabolism disorders

Abstract

Objective: clinical characteristics of patients with carbohydrate metabolism disorders (CDM) in the post-COVID period. Material and methods. 72 people with CDM in the post-COVID period were examined. Results. When detailing complaints, the incidence of respiratory symptoms in patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) was comparable. In both groups, nonspecific (general weakness) and neurological (memory deterioration, sleep disturbances, decreased vital activity) symptoms predominated. The development of NUD in the post-COVID period was facilitated by such risk factors as age >45 years, body mass index >25 kg/m2, family history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension. The most common concomitant diseases were overweight and obesity — in 64 (88.9%) patients, dyslipidemia — in 44 (61.1%), hypertension — in 32 (44.4%). In the group of patients with IGT, the frequency of re-infection with SARS-CoV-2 was higher compared to the group of patients with diabetes, and there was a tendency for the course to become more severe with re-infection. Conclusion. In the post-COVID period, patients with IGT and diabetes are more likely to have nonspecific and neurological complaints, while identified NDEs can aggravate the course of concomitant diseases and lead to re-infection with SARS-CoV-2.