Ketoacidosis in new-onset type 1 diabetes: did the severity increase during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Teresa A BotelhoJoana M N SantosCrisbety M S PinhoAna Isabel B R MartinsAdriana I S FormigaJoana Serra-CaetanoRita C F CardosoIsabel C A D DinisAlice S R MirantePublished in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2021)
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay in the diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes, greater length of disease, greater weight loss, higher ketonemia and lower pH and HCO3 -. There was greater ketoacidosis relative risk in pandemic group when compared to pre-pandemic group.