Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Overall Physician Visits and Telemedicine Use Among Patients With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes in Japan.

Susumu YagomeTakehiro SugiyamaKosuke InoueAtaru IgarashiRyotaro BouchiMitsuru OhsugiKohjiro UekiAtsushi Goto

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2022)

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with suppression of physician visits and a slight increase in the utilization of telemedicine among patients with diabetes during April and May 2020.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
primary care
emergency department
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
weight loss