Diabetic ketoacidosis in youth with diabetes mellitus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Anna CymbalukXiaofan HuangCharles MinardDaniel DeSalvoMaria Jose RedondoPublished in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2024)
In this study of pediatric diabetes of any type and duration of diabetes, youth admitted for DKA at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with those admitted during the year before, were more likely to have autoantibody-negative diabetes and had significantly higher HbA1c. Additionally, higher HbA1c seemed to mediate more severe DKA during the pandemic.