Impact of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes on severity and mortality for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Arsenio Vargas-VázquezOmar Yaxmehen Bello-ChavollaEdgar Ortiz-BrizuelaAlejandro Campos-MuñozRoopa MehtaMarco Villanueva-RezaJessica Paola Bahena-LópezNeftalí Eduardo Antonio-VillaMaría Fernanda González-LaraAlfredo Ponce de LeónJose Sifuentes-OsornioCarlos Alberto Aguilar-Salinas

Published in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2021)

Undiagnosed type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and de novo hyperglycemia are risk factors for critical COVID-19. HbA1c must be measured early to adequately assess individual risk considering the large rates of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in Mexico.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease

insulin resistance
coronavirus disease
sars cov

cardiovascular events
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
weight loss

oxidative stress
coronary artery disease