Covid case
1. As the patient is a non- diabetic, can the use of steroids cause transient rise in blood glucose? Yes, Increase in the blood glucose might be due to the use of steroids, in this case Dexamethasone 2. If yes, can this transient rise lead to long term complication of New-onset diabetes mellitus? High blood glucose levels whilst taking steroids may subside after one stop taking steroids, however, some people may develop type 2 diabetes which will need to be managed for life. Type 2 diabetes is more likely to develop following longer term usage of steroids, such as usage of oral corticosteroids for longer than 3 months. 3. How can this adversely affect the prognosis of the patient? The reason for worse prognosis in people with diabetes is likely to be multifactorial, thus reflecting the syndromic nature of diabetes. Age, sex, ethnicity, comorbidities such as hypertension and cardiovascular disease, obesity, and a pro-inflammatory and pro-coagulative state all probably contrib...