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A recent study recorded long COVID was more prevalent in men with type 2 diabetes (T2D) than in matched non-T2D control individuals, whereas the opposite was seen for women with T2D. Overall recorded long COVID rates were similar for men and women with T2D. Younger age, female sex, mixed ethnicity and higher body mass index (BMI) were all associated with a greater likelihood of developing long COVID.

"Long COVID services in England are based on an assessment and treatment model…These post-acute COVID services provide access to specialist diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. This paper is of relevance the focus of these services," the authors wrote. "There remains an imperative for continuing awareness of long COVID as a differential diagnosis for multi-system symptomatic presentation in the context of a past acute COVID-19 infection," they added. Head over to Medscape to read the full story.