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Review
. 2020 Oct:168:108372.
doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108372. Epub 2020 Aug 20.

Caring for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED) statements during COVID-19 pandemia

Giuseppe d'Annunzio  1 , Claudio Maffeis  2 , Valentino Cherubini  3 , Ivana Rabbone  4 , Andrea Scaramuzza  5 , Riccardo Schiaffini  6 , Nicola Minuto  7 , Gianluca Piccolo  7 , Mohamad Maghnie  8
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Caring for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus: Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED) statements during COVID-19 pandemia

Giuseppe d'Annunzio et al. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Aims: Our study aimed to review the impact of COVID-19 pandemia in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus, to analyze the clinical characteristics of the infection and to propose clinical practice recommendations from the Italian Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED).

Methods: A literature search was carried out in the guideline databases, Medline and Embase and in Diabetes Societies websites until May 21st, 2020 for guidelines and recommendations on type 1 diabetes mellitus management during COVID-19 pandemic.

Results: COVID-19 infection in pediatric patients seems to be clinically less severe than in adults; children have so far accounted for 1-5% of diagnosed cases, with a median age of 6.7 years (1 day-15 years) and better prognosis. Clinical manifestations include mild, moderate, severe disease up to critical illness. There is currently no evidence suggesting a higher risk of COVID-19 infection in children with diabetes than unaffected peers. Besides general recommendations for pediatric patients, ISPED has proposed specific measures for patients with diabetes.

Conclusion: COVID-19 outbreak modified type 1 diabetes management, and telemedicine has been demonstrating to be an effective new tool for patients care. Moreover psychological aspects deserve attention and future researchs are mandatory.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemia; Clinical recommendations; Clinical research; Infectious disease; Pediatric age group; Type 1 diabetes mellitus.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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