Sharp Rise in New-Onset Pediatric Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction: Recent studies report a significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence, severity, and management of diabetes.

Objective: To determine the incidence of new onset pediatric diabetes prepandemic versus during the pandemic and to analyze the presentation based on age, severity, HbA1c, body mass index, and COVID testing.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all pediatric patients admitted with newly diagnosed type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus admitted to the American Family Children's Hospital (Madison, Wisconsin) from 2018 through 2021.