Sure. But the point is that as far as casual factors go, the research questions for T1 vs T2 diabetes are going to be fairly different. I personally think it is important to be clear what we are talking about, and that the article itself is written poorly in this regard.
Does COVID trigger this at a higher rate than other viruses? Or did the overall rate of viral infection increase due to covid?
I suspect the answers are “we don’t know” and “not substantially”.