COVID-19 pandemicCOHORT analysisLONGITUDINAL methodThe link between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the severe outcomes of COVID-19 has raised concerns about the optimal management of patients with T2D. This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and outcomes o...
Over the past two years, data has shown that people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 that leads to hospitalization and sometimes death—and the reason is likely inflammation, says Rasa Kazlauskaite, MD, MS, director of the Diabetes Technology Program at Rush U...
COVID19 itself has been postulated to cause diabetes and to worsen glycemic control in pre-existing diabetes. Over the past year, a number of narrative, as well as systematic reviews analysing
2020, more than 10 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported with a death toll of 501,469 individuals. Despite the low mortality rate of COVID-19, patients with co-morbidities such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes mellitus...
Video Link:https://youtu.be/jtSf2AXYefg There are 1.5 billion children at home today due to distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Children are less likely to get the COVID-19 when compared to adults. Children with diabetes do not seem to be at higher risk of getting CO...
Reports of rising diabetes cases during the pandemic have scientists exploring if there could be a link with the coronavirus. Emerging evidence shows the virus can attack insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, a process that might trigger diabetes in susceptible people. Credit: AP Photo/Teresa ...
Early since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical and scientific community were aware of extra respiratory actions of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Endothelitis, hypercoagulation, and hypofibrinolysis were identified in COVID-19 patients as subsequent
COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on the ability of healthcare professionals and their practices to deliver routine diabetes care. Failure to restore primary care provision urgently and safely to at least pre-pandemic levels in a sustainable manner may lead to emotionally drained and over...
Researchers are observing a new long-term health concern in patients hospitalized with COVID-19—an increase in new-onset hyperglycemia lasting months after infection. An Italian study found that about half of the patients admitted to the hospital for CO
injury, recovery, need for renal replacement therapy, or death. Predictor factors for severe acute kidney injury overlapped between the different studies and included old age, high creatinine, and blood urea nitrogen at presentation, gender (being male), and history of hypertension and diabetes. ...