Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19: Review Article

Mahmoud Nassar; Ahmed Daoud; Nso Nso; Luis Medina; Victoria Ghernautan; Harangad Bhangoo; Andrew Nyein; Mahmoud Mohamed; Ahmed Alqassieh; Karim Soliman; Mostafa Alfishawy; Issac Sachmechi; Anoop Misra

doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102268

Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19: Review Article

Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Nov-Dec;15(6):102268. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102268. Epub 2021 Sep 4.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, New York, USA. Electronic address: dr.nassar@aucegypt.edu.
² Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: Ahmed.daoud84@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, New York, USA. Electronic address: mcviali@yahoo.co.uk.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, New York, USA. Electronic address: Dr.luismedi@gmail.com.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, New York, USA. Electronic address: ghernauv@nychhc.org.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens, New York, USA. Electronic address: harangadbhangoo@gmail.com.
⁷ New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, NYC, USA. Electronic address: Anyein@nyit.edu.
⁸ Medicine department, North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS, USA. Electronic address: Mmohame3@uthsc.edu.
⁹ Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. Electronic address: alqassie@musc.edu.
¹⁰ Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. Electronic address: drkarimsoliman@gmail.com.
¹¹ Infectious Diseases Consultants and Academic Researchers of Egypt IDCARE, Egypt. Electronic address: malfishawy@kasralainy.edu.eg.
¹² Chair of Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens USA. Electronic address: SACHMECI@nychhc.org.
¹³ Chairman, Fortis-C-DOC Centre of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, Chairman, National Diabetes, Obesity, And Cholesterol Foundation (N-DOC), President, Diabetes Foundation (India) (DFI), USA. Electronic address: anoopmisra@gmail.com.

Abstract

Background and aims: We aim to cover most of the current evidence on the mutual effect of diabetes & COVID-19 infection on each other and the management of the COVID-19 patients with diabetes.

Methods: We utilized databases to review the current evidence related to diabetes mellitus and COVID-19.

Results: We discussed the most recent evidence of diabetes milieus and COVID-19 regarding risk factors, management, complications, and telemedicine.

Conclusion: Diabetes mellitus is associated with a significant risk of complications, extended hospital stays, and mortality in COVID-19 infected patients.

Keywords: COVID-19; Diabetes mellitus; Management; Pathophysiology; Risk factor; Typ 2; Type 1.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Blood Glucose / analysis
COVID-19 / epidemiology*
COVID-19 / mortality
COVID-19 / transmission
COVID-19 / virology
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*
Diabetes Mellitus / mortality
Diabetes Mellitus / virology
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use*
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
Telemedicine*

Substances

Blood Glucose
Hypoglycemic Agents