A sudden increase in the number of children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus
(T1DM) was experienced during the third wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Hungary. The
newly diagnosed T1DM patients had a significantly higher rate of anti-SARS-CoV-2 positivity
as compared to prevalent T1DM children [(OR (95% CI) 3.74 (1.08,13.55); P=0.04)].
The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and diabetes needs to be investigated
further.