Open AccessCOVID-19 and diabetes: How to manage?
Author(s) -
Robin Maskey,
P. P. Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of diabetes and endocrinology association of nepal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2631-2107
pISSN - 2594-3367
DOI - 10.3126/jdean.v4i1.30054
Subject(s) - covid-19 , diabetes mellitus , pandemic , medicine , coronavirus , respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , disease , distress , betacoronavirus , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , surgery , endocrinology , outbreak , clinical psychology
Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of severe complications including Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome and multiorgan failure. Depending on the global region, 20–50% of patients in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had diabetes.