ETIOPATHOGENETIC FEATURES OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
At the moment, COVID-19 is still relevant and life-threatening for a certain category of people (people with diabetes mellitus, chronic diseases of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system and kidneys) disease. According to World Health Organization statistics, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the death rate of diabetic patients has increased several times and ranks second in mortality after diseases of the cardiovascular system. Despite this, to this day, the mechanism of the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the body, in particular on the pancreas, has not been fully understood. But most studies in this direction show the likelihood of a direct or indirect effect of the virus on the pancreas, aggravating the course of diabetes mellitus, or causing the development of diabetes in predisposed individuals. It is also important to note the effects of hyperglycemia on inflammatory processes in organs where angiotensin converting enzyme type 2 is expressed, in particular in the lungs and upper respiratory tract.