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Review
. 2020 Jul-Aug;14(4):303-310.
doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2020.04.004. Epub 2020 Apr 9.

Diabetes in COVID-19: Prevalence, pathophysiology, prognosis and practical considerations

Awadhesh Kumar Singh  1 , Ritesh Gupta  2 , Amerta Ghosh  2 , Anoop Misra  3
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Review

Diabetes in COVID-19: Prevalence, pathophysiology, prognosis and practical considerations

Awadhesh Kumar Singh et al. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2020 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Background and aims: High prevalence of diabetes makes it an important comorbidity in patients with COVID-19. We sought to review and analyze the data regarding the association between diabetes and COVID-19, pathophysiology of the disease in diabetes and management of patients with diabetes who develop COVID-19 infection.

Methods: PubMed database and Google Scholar were searched using the key terms 'COVID-19', 'SARS-CoV-2', 'diabetes', 'antidiabetic therapy' up to April 2, 2020. Full texts of the retrieved articles were accessed.

Results: There is evidence of increased incidence and severity of COVID-19 in patients with diabetes. COVID-19 could have effect on the pathophysiology of diabetes. Blood glucose control is important not only for patients who are infected with COVID-19, but also for those without the disease. Innovations like telemedicine are useful to treat patients with diabetes in today's times.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest We hereby declare that we have no conflict of interest related to this article.

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Prevalence (%) of severe vs. non-severe COVID-19 in patients with diabetes.
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Prevalence (%) of non-survivor vs. survivor in patients with COVID-19 with diabetes.
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