Diabetes
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Seek safe strategies to diagnose gestational diabetes during pandemic
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Glucose control linked to COVID-19 outcomes in largest-yet study
Wuhan researchers found preexisting type 2 diabetes worsened prognosis of COVID-19; but those whose glucose stayed “in-range” had better outcomes...
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More guidance on inpatient management of blood glucose in COVID-19
Diabetes UK’s COVID-19 task force addresses inpatient use of subcutaneous insulin for managing hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis when IVs are...
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New study of diabetes drug for COVID-19 raises eyebrows
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Inflammatory markers may explain COVID-19, diabetes dynamic
Higher levels of markers may signal greater susceptibility to cytokine storm.
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Keep calm: Under 25s with diabetes aren't being hospitalized for COVID-19
But some are concerned that type 1 diabetes diagnoses are being delayed.
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Study identifies two distinct type 1 diabetes ‘endotypes’
The immune attack may be more aggressive and the islets more inflamed in the younger-onset T1DE1 group and less intense in the older-onset T1DE2...
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Treating COVID-19 in patients with diabetes
Most health advisories about COVID-2019 mention diabetes as one of the high-risk categories for the disease.
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COVID-19: Extra caution needed for patients with diabetes
Coexisting heart disease, kidney disease, advanced age, and frailty are likely to further increase the severity of disease.
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Internist reports from COVID-19 front lines near Seattle
KENT, WASHINGTON – Dr. Elisabeth Poorman’s clinic has decided to convert all COVID-19 cases with symptoms into...
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Risk factors for death from COVID-19 identified in Wuhan patients
The odds of dying in the hospital increased with age, higher SOFA score, and D-dimer level exceeding 1 mcg/L.