Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a public health emergency around the world. The risk, severity, and mortality of the disease has been associated to chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. There are multiple pathophysiological explanations that relate these two entities. The possibility of a...

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Main Authors: Susana Gómez, Nicolás Pineda-Trujillo, María del Pilar Pereira-Gomez, María Paula Sarmiento-Ramón
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Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Antioquia 2023-04-01
Series:Iatreia
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Online Access:https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/348143/20809357
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author Susana Gómez
Nicolás Pineda-Trujillo
María del Pilar Pereira-Gomez
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a public health emergency around the world. The risk, severity, and mortality of the disease has been associated to chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. There are multiple pathophysiological explanations that relate these two entities. The possibility of a bidirectional relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 has been raised. Most studies agree that diabetes mellitus of any etiology is associated with a negative outcome of the infection. Also, CO-VID-19 can cause a worsening of glycemic control and can be a trigger for the development of diabetes mellitus type 1.
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spelling doaj.art-c13793a32f1747ed8e386f06d7b50f292023-04-21T17:16:55ZspaUniversidad de AntioquiaIatreia0121-07932011-79652023-04-0136221022010.17533/udea.iatreia.189Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?Susana Gómez0Nicolás Pineda-Trujillo1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8342-2510María del Pilar Pereira-Gomez2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-5512María Paula Sarmiento-Ramón3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4286-2114Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaClínica Foscal, Bucaramanga, ColombiaThe COVID-19 pandemic has generated a public health emergency around the world. The risk, severity, and mortality of the disease has been associated to chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. There are multiple pathophysiological explanations that relate these two entities. The possibility of a bidirectional relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 has been raised. Most studies agree that diabetes mellitus of any etiology is associated with a negative outcome of the infection. Also, CO-VID-19 can cause a worsening of glycemic control and can be a trigger for the development of diabetes mellitus type 1.https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/348143/20809357coronavirus infectionsdiabetes mellituspandemics
spellingShingle Susana Gómez
Nicolás Pineda-Trujillo
María del Pilar Pereira-Gomez
María Paula Sarmiento-Ramón
Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?
Iatreia
coronavirus infections
diabetes mellitus
pandemics
title Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?
title_full Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?
title_fullStr Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?
title_full_unstemmed Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?
title_short Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A bidirectional relationship?
title_sort diabetes mellitus and covid 19 a bidirectional relationship
topic coronavirus infections
diabetes mellitus
pandemics
url https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/348143/20809357
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