Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease traditionally associated with viral infections.1,2 The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus shows a great affinity for the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) 2 receptor and other receptors present in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. This evidence concerns the gene ACE and type 1 diabetes mellitus.