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. 2020 Jul;20(4):e87-e90.
doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0261. Epub 2020 May 22.

COVID-19 and diabetes: What have we learned so far?

Nida Taher  1 , Mohammed Sb Huda  1 , Tahseen A Chowdhury  2
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COVID-19 and diabetes: What have we learned so far?

Nida Taher et al. Clin Med (Lond). 2020 Jul.

Abstract

COVID-19 and diabetes are both pandemics with major impacts on global public health. While the response to COVID-19 has been rapid and progressive to reduce risk of harm, the response to the diabetes pandemic has been somewhat more muted. People with diabetes have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, with growing evidence of higher mortality and morbidity. In this article, we discuss the impact of COVID-19 on our diabetes service in an urban area in the UK. We discuss the impact on our patients and ourselves, and the possible lessons we can carry into the future.

Keywords: COVID-19; Diabetes.

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