Effect of COVID-19 epidemic on management of diabetic patients

VernacularTitle:新型冠状病毒感染疫情对糖尿病发病及患者病情的影响
Author: Xiuqi QIAO ¹ ; Jiaming CAO ; Lina ZHANG ; Qi PAN
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1. 北京医院内分泌科　国家老年医学中心　中国医学科学院老年医学研究院，北京100730
Keywords: Diabetes; Corona Virus Disease 2019; Disease management; Life style
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2023;22(7):763-766
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The outbreak of COVID-19 as an acute communicable disease has also changed the epidemiological status of diabetes mellitus and other noncommunicable chronic diseases. During the COVID-19 epidemic period, it was observed that there were increased morbidity of diabetes, difficulties in blood sugar control and increased acute complications for diabetic patients. This may be attributed to lifestyle changes during the epidemics, such as the reduced exercise time and increased sedentary time, more snacks and sugary food intake, as well as anxiety and depression. However, it is not known the long-term impact of COVID-19 epidemic on the management of diabetic patients, so it is necessary to closely monitor the exposed diabetic patients in the future.