Background and aims: We aimed to study newly diagnosed diabetes in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.
Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of COVID-19 patients who were admitted to a tertiary care hospital in India from May to October 2020.
Results: Of 102 patients, 21 (20.6%) had newly diagnosed diabetes on admission. Of which, four (19.0%) had marked hyperglycemia with no ketosis or ketoacidosis.
Conclusion: In this study of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, newly diagnosed diabetes and marked hyperglycemia in those with newly diagnosed diabetes were common.
Keywords: COVID-19; Diabetes; Hyperglycemia; New-onset diabetes; Newly diagnosed diabetes.
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