Abstract
COVID-19 patients with diabetes are reported to have higher mortality compared with non-diabetic COVID-19 patients. However, recent investigations showed the importance of better glycemic control among diabetes patients to avoid death from COVID-19.
Keywords:
COVID-19; Diabetes; Glycemic control.
© 2020 The Authors. Journal of Diabetes Investigation published by Asian Association for the Study of Diabetes (AASD) and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Betacoronavirus*
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Blood Glucose / analysis*
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COVID-19
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Coronavirus Infections / blood
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Coronavirus Infections / complications
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Coronavirus Infections / mortality*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / blood
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / mortality*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / virology*
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Female
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Glycated Hemoglobin / analysis
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pandemics
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Pneumonia, Viral / blood
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Pneumonia, Viral / complications
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Pneumonia, Viral / mortality*
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SARS-CoV-2
Substances
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Blood Glucose
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Glycated Hemoglobin A
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hemoglobin A1c protein, human