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Year-Long Trend in Glycated Hemoglobin Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Source :
- Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 36, Iss 5, Pp 1142-1146 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Korean Endocrine Society, 2021.
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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.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Blood Glucose
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors
endocrine system diseases
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Glycemic Control
Type 2 diabetes
Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology
Disease Outbreaks
chemistry.chemical_compound
Diabetes mellitus
Endocrinology
medicine
Humans
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism
Retrospective Studies
Glycemic
Glycated Hemoglobin
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
Brief Report
COVID-19
nutritional and metabolic diseases
Outbreak
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Retrospective cohort study
RC648-665
medicine.disease
Physical distancing
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
chemistry
Case-Control Studies
Glycated hemoglobin A
Cohort
Female
Glycated hemoglobin
business
Subjects
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