Risks of and From SARS-CoV-2 Infection and COVID-19 in People With Diabetes: A Systematic Review of Reviews.
Jamie Hartmann-BoyceKaren ReesJames C PerringSven A KerneisElizabeth M MorrisClare GoyderAfolarin A OtunlaOlivia A JamesNandana R SyamSamuel SeiduKamlesh Khunti F MedSciPublished in: Diabetes care (2021)
There are no data on whether diabetes predisposes to infection with SARS-CoV-2. Data consistently show that diabetes increases risk of severe COVID-19. As both diabetes and worse COVID-19 outcomes are associated with socioeconomic disadvantage, their intersection warrants particular attention.