Newly diagnosed diabetes in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

Diabetes

BACKGROUND AND

AIMS:

We aimed to study newly diagnosed diabetes in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19.

METHODS:

This was a retrospective cohort study of COVID-19 patientswho were admitted to a tertiary carehospital in India from May to October 2020.

RESULTS:

Of 102 patients, 21 (20.6%) had newly diagnosed diabetes on admission. Of which, four (19.0%) had marked hyperglycemia with no ketosis or ketoacidosis.

CONCLUSION:

In this study of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, newly diagnosed diabetes and marked hyperglycemia in those with newly diagnosed diabetes were common.