Abstract

IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON DIABETIC PATIENTS

Shrutika Y. Desai* and Sushant P. Kokane

ABSTRACT

Diabetes patients who develop corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at risk of a serious course of illness and death. After the initial COVID-19 outbreak in China, due to poor prognosis in those with the infection, significant attention has been concentrated on people with diabetes. Original studies focused mainly on people with type 2 diabetes, but recent findings have shown that people with type 1 diabetes are also at risk of extreme COVID-19. Most frequently it has been reported that patients having Diabetes are infected with COVID-19.Information about the effects of COVID-19 in people with diabetes (PWD) is minimal but is still evolving. PWD tends to beat higher risk of more serious COVID 19 infection, although it is highly uncertain to equalize the risk. We were pleased to study briefly the general characteristics of the novel corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) to have a clear understanding of thecorona virus disease (COVID-19) in people with diabetes and its management. The natural course of COVID-19 in diabetes patients needs to be further studied and the human, geographical, and ethnic variations in disease prevalence and course need to be understood.

Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Diabetes, Comorbidity.