New-Onset Diabetes in Covid-19

Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of severe Covid-19. New-onset diabetes and metabolic complications of preexisting diabetes, including diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolarity, for which very high doses of insulin are warranted, have been observed in patients with Covid-19. This letter...

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Veröffentlicht in:New England Journal of Medicine 2020-08, Vol.383 (8), p.789-790
Hauptverfasser: Rubino, Francesco, Amiel, Stephanie A, Zimmet, Paul, Alberti, George, Bornstein, Stefan, Eckel, Robert H, Mingrone, Geltrude, Boehm, Bernhard, Cooper, Mark E, Chai, Zhonglin, Del Prato, Stefano, Ji, Linong, Hopkins, David, Herman, William H, Khunti, Kamlesh, Mbanya, Jean-Claude, Renard, Eric
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Zusammenfassung:Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of severe Covid-19. New-onset diabetes and metabolic complications of preexisting diabetes, including diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolarity, for which very high doses of insulin are warranted, have been observed in patients with Covid-19. This letter discusses these issues.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc2018688