Changes in the presentation of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in children during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary center in Southern Turkey.
Semine Özdemir DilekFatih GurbuzIhsan TuranCan CeliloğluBilgin YukselPublished in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2021)
We observed an increase in the number of patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus, an increase in autoantibody positivity, and higher rates and severity of DKA during the COVID-19 pandemic period compared to the prepandemic period.