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-SalinasPublished 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.