The Impact of Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperglycemia on the Severity and Outcome of Patients with COVID-19 Disease: A Single-Center Experience.
Reem J Al ArganDania AlkhafajiAbdulmohsen H Al ElqWaleed AlbakerSafi AlqatariAlaa A Al ZakiAbrar AlwaheedAbir Al SaidHuda BukhariSara Al WarthanMohammad ZeeshanFatimah AlRubaishZainab AlElqAhmed AlsahlawiMohannad AlalwanAmani AlHwieshFatimah I AlabdrabalnabiPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2021)
Diabetes mellitus and hyperglycemia at presentation, even in the absence of pre-existing DM, are independent risk factors for disease severity and worse outcome of COVID-19 infection. These patients should be identified and managed accordingly. The COVID-19 vaccination program should also target those populations to improve their outcomes.