Diabetes is linked to the severity of pathogenic coronavirus infection. Patients with diabetes have an increased risk of complications like adult respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ failure. Listed below are some guidelines and practical recommendations for the management of diabetes during the pandemic.
Screening of hyperglycemia in every patient hospitalized with COVID-19 (at admission and on starting steroids) Source: MOHFW . Abbreviations: BBF: Before breakfast, ABF: After breakfast, BL: Before lunch, AL: After lunch, BDN: Before dinner, ADN: After dinner, R: Regular insulin, N: NPH insulin, BG: Blood glucose; DKA: Diabetic ketoacidosis; IV: Intravenous; NPO: Nothing by mouth; OAD: Oral antihyperglycemic drug, CBG: Capillary blood glucose; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; OAD: Oral antihyperglycemic drug, the total daily dose (TDD) Treatment of patients…
