Newly diagnosed diabetes in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19

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Highlights

  • 20.6% of our patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 had newly diagnosed diabetes on admission.

  • HbA1c of those with newly diagnosed diabetes was ≥6.5%, suggesting that they had previously undiagnosed diabetes.

  • 19.0% of those with newly diagnosed diabetes had marked hyperglycemia with no ketosis or ketoacidosis.

  • ABSTRACT.

Abstract

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
Newly diagnosed diabetes
New-onset diabetes
Diabetes
Hyperglycemia

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