By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Apr 22 2024 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A recent  eClinicalMedicine   study investigates whether people with diabetes are more prone to develop long COVID, which is defined as the prolonged persistence of symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Study: The prevalence of long COVID in people with diabetes mellitus–evidence from a UK