Impact of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes on severity and mortality for SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Authors

Arsenio Vargas‐Vázquez · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Omar Yaxmehen Bello‐Chavolla · Instituto Nacional de Pediatria

Edgar Ortíz‐Brizuela · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Alejandro Campos-Muñoz · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Roopa Mehta · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Marco Villanueva-Reza · Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán

Abstract

Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and de novo hyperglycemia are risk factors for critical COVID-19. HbA1c must be measured early to adequately assess individual risk considering the large rates of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in Mexico.

Topics & Keywords

Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Diabetes and associated disorders Diabetes Management and Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. e002026-e002026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-002026

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