Long Covid may cause diabetes and hypertension, South African insurer says
People who have had a documented Covid-19 infection are more likely to be hospitalized or develop diabetes or hypertension in the months after their illness, an indication of the severity of so-called long Covid, according to a study by South Africa’s biggest health insurer.
By Janice Kew and Antony Sguazzin, bloomberg
Members of Discovery Health Ltd., monitored for about a year after contracting Covid-19, were more likely to seek care for diabetes and hypertension, Shirley Collie, Discovery’s chief health analytics actuary, said in an interview on Wednesday. The risk of hospitalization, for any reason, increased 10% to 20%, she said. Still, the risk of dying is no higher. Discovery has about 3.7 million members.
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