COVID 19: Diabetes and Obesity API-ICP Recommendations.


Journal

The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
ISSN: 0004-5772
Titre abrégé: J Assoc Physicians India
Pays: India
ID NLM: 7505585

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2020
Historique:
entrez: 3 7 2020
pubmed: 3 7 2020
medline: 8 7 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Diabetes and Obesity are major risk factors which confer vulnerability to Covid 19 . Diabetes has immune defects which makes the individual susceptible to infections and covid 19 is no exception . Also covid 19 can cause pancreatic damage as well as stress hyperglycaemia in hospitals which may need Insulin . Among diabetes male gender,elderly,hypertension ,heart disease and chronic renal disease are more vulbwdvale to covid 19 and need strict supervision . Diabetes management in hospitalised situation merits early diabetes specific nutrition with Insulin. Adherence to lifestyle with self monitoring of blood glucose and adequate supply of Insulin and Oral antidiabetic agents is encouraged.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32610865

Substances chimiques

Blood Glucose 0
Hypoglycemic Agents 0
Insulin 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

42-44

Informations de copyright

© Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2011.

Auteurs

Shashank R Joshi (SR)

Dean, Indian College of Physicians; Consultant Endocrinologist, Lilawati Hospital, Bhatia Hospital, Apollo Sugar Clinic, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Mangesh H Tiwaskar (MH)

Asian Heart instituite, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Siddharth N Shah (SN)

Consultant at Bhatia Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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