Impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on diabetes mellitus: A pre and post pandemic evaluation

Figure 2 Interplay between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and Diabetes. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in diabetic individuals result in β-cell damage and cytokine storm. β-cell damage deteriorates the glucose homeostasis resulting in hyperglycemic condition. The resulting cytokine storm causes insulin resistance particularly in liver and muscles which also results in hyperglycemic condition. These altogether deteriorates the condition of the diabetic individual ensuing increased severity of coronavirus disease 2019. The figure was created using BioRender (https://biorender.com/).