2 | Case presentation
A 45-year-old woman, a HCW in a general surgery department of a
university hospital, presented with asthenia and excessive polyuria in
the occupational medicine department. She had dyslipidemia and a family
history of diabetes in her mother. Nine weeks before this visit, she was
diagnosed with COVID-19 by reverse transcription-polymerase chain
reaction (RT-PCR) test on a nasopharyngeal swab specimen. During the
SARS-CoV-2 infection, she received zinc therapy, vitamin D3, and
ascorbic acid supplement. She did not develop pulmonary complications
and was not hospitalized. Physical examination was normal. As additional
exams for asthenia and polyuria, initial laboratory tests including
blood glucose were performed. Hyperglycemia was found and the patient
was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 2. She was referred to an
endocrinology consultation for therapeutic management. She was treated
with oral hypoglycemic agents and her symptoms were relieved without any
complications. Biological controls were performed after the treatment of
diabetes. Blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels gradually
improved (Table 1). Her disease was controlled by medication and
education.