Guidance on the management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic

G Rayman¹, A Lumb², B Kennon³, C Cottrell⁴, D Nagi⁵, E Page¹, D Voigt⁶, H Courtney⁷, H Atkins⁸, J Platts⁹, K Higgins⁹, K Dhatariya¹⁰, M Patel¹¹, P Narendran¹², P Kar^{13

14}, P Newland-Jones¹⁵, R Stewart¹⁶, O Burr¹⁷, S Thomas¹⁸

Affiliations

¹ The Ipswich Hospital and Ipswich Diabetes Centre and Research Unit, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UK.
² Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, OCDEM, Oxford, UK.
³ Department of Diabetes, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland.
⁴ Diabetes, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot, UK.
⁵ Diabetes, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield, UK.
⁶ Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland.
⁷ Diabetes, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.
⁸ Diabetes, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
⁹ College of Medicine, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Cardiff, UK.
¹⁰ Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
¹¹ Diabetes, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
¹² Diabetes, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
¹³ Portsmouth Hospitals NHS trust, Portsmouth, UK.
¹⁴ NHS Diabetes Programme, NHS England, London, UK.
¹⁵ Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK.
¹⁶ Diabetes, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wrexham, UK.
¹⁷ Diabetes, Diabetes UK, London, UK.
¹⁸ Diabetes Centre, Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Comment

G Rayman et al. Diabet Med. 2020 Jul.

. 2020 Jul;37(7):1214-1216.

doi: 10.1111/dme.14328. Epub 2020 Jun 8.

¹ The Ipswich Hospital and Ipswich Diabetes Centre and Research Unit, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UK.
² Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, OCDEM, Oxford, UK.
³ Department of Diabetes, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland.
⁴ Diabetes, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Port Talbot, UK.
⁵ Diabetes, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield, UK.
⁶ Tayside University Hospitals NHS Trust, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland.
⁷ Diabetes, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.
⁸ Diabetes, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK.
⁹ College of Medicine, Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board, Cardiff, UK.
¹⁰ Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK.
¹¹ Diabetes, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK.
¹² Diabetes, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
¹³ Portsmouth Hospitals NHS trust, Portsmouth, UK.
¹⁴ NHS Diabetes Programme, NHS England, London, UK.
¹⁵ Diabetes and Endocrinology, University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine, Southampton, UK.
¹⁶ Diabetes, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wrexham, UK.
¹⁷ Diabetes, Diabetes UK, London, UK.
¹⁸ Diabetes Centre, Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

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Practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with COVID-19.
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