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![Long COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus: a short review](https://image.oaes.cc/a71ecb02-34f2-4764-b251-0c584b7ad393/5575.fig.1.jpg)
Figure 1. Diabetes mellitus appears to have a bidirectional association with the long Covid-19 syndrome: the persistence of SARS-CoV-2 infection can damage pancreatic beta-cells and induce an insulin resistance state. On the other hand, the presence of diabetes mellitus appears to favor the long Covid-19 syndrome.