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A High-Throughput Multiplexed Screening for Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Diseases, and COVID-19
Published on: July 5, 2022
HYPOGLYCEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19: A COINCIDENCE OR A TREND?
Oleksandr A Halushko1, Olga V Protsiuk2, Oksana I Pogorila2
1KYIV MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE.
Objective:
The aim: The purpose of this work is to analyze the available scientific information on causes and risk factors of hypoglycemia during treatment of patients with COVID-19.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: A search and analysis of full-text articles was carried out in the PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases. The search was conducted using the keywords: «hypoglycemia in COVID-19 patients», «treatment of COVID-19 and hypoglycemia» and «COVID-19 vaccination and hypoglycemia» from the beginning of the pandemic in December 2019 to July 1, 2022.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: Hypoglycemia can be an incidental clinical finding. But it can also be a natural consequence of treatment if it is carried out without taking into account the possible hypoglycemic effects of drugs and without careful monitoring of the patient's condition. In the case of determining the program of treatment and vaccination against COVID-19 in patients with DM, the known and possible hypoglycemic effects of drugs and vaccines should be taken into account, the level of glycemia should be carefully controlled, and sudden changes in the type and dose of drugs, polypharmacy and the use of dangerous combinations of drugs should be avoided.
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