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Flu Hospitalization Tied to Diabetes Risk
A large English cohort study found influenza hospitalization more than doubled the short-term risk of new-onset diabetes, with prediabetes and critical care admission among the strongest predictors.
Influenza hospitalization in England is linked to a 54% higher rate of newly diagnosed diabetes compared to matched community controls.
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The incidence of diabetes post-influenza hospitalization was 12.5 cases per 1,000 person-years, higher than both matched controls and sepsis patients.
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Patients hospitalized with influenza had a 2.7-fold higher adjusted rate of diabetes diagnosis within 90 days post-discharge compared to matched controls.
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Higher rates of prediabetes were also observed in influenza patients, with 16.6 cases per 1,000 person-years compared to 11.3 in matched controls.
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The study suggests that acute respiratory infections may lead to diabetes through inflammatory-driven insulin resistance and potential pancreatic injury.
