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Roberto Izquierdo, MD, is chief of pediatric endocrine and diabetes care at Upstate.
Roberto Izquierdo, MD, is chief of pediatric endocrine and diabetes care at Upstate.

Exploring why kids who got COVID were more likely to develop Type 1 diabetes

Children younger than 18 appear more likely to be diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes within a month of COVID-19 infection than their peers who were not infected. Endocrinologist Roberto Izquierdo, MD, explores the reasons why and explains Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and how they are managed. Izquierdo is the chief of pediatric endocrine and diabetes care at Upstate. 
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