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A High-Throughput Multiplexed Screening for Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Diseases, and COVID-19
Published on: July 5, 2022
Newly diagnosed diabetes in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19
Thirunavukkarasu Sathish1, Mary Chandrika Anton2
1Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8L 2X2, Canada.
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.
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