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Year-Long Trend in Glycated Hemoglobin Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors :
Jae-Han Jeon
Seong Wook Lee
Jonghwa Jin
Jung-Guk Kim
Yeon-Kyung Choi
Keun-Gyu Park
Won-Ki Lee
Inkyu Lee
Source :
Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 36, Iss 5, Pp 1142-1146 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Korean Endocrine Society, 2021.

Abstract

It has been suggested that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a negative impact on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, no study has examined yearly trends in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak. Here, we performed a retrospective analysis of HbA1c concentrations during the early period of the COVID-19 outbreak (COVID-19 cohort) and then compared the yearly trend in the mean HbA1c level, along with fluctuations in HbA1c levels, with those during previous years (non-COVID-19 cohorts). We observed that the mean HbA1c level in patients with T2DM increased during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 outbreak. After 6 months, HbA1c levels in the COVID-19 cohort returned to levels seen in the non-COVID-19 cohorts. The data suggest that vulnerable patients with T2DM should be monitored closely during the early period of a pandemic to ensure they receive appropriate care.

Details

ISSN :
20935978 and 2093596X
Volume :
36
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d50d9951f9dbeba38586f8d757a19df7
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3803/enm.2021.1154