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The Detrimental Effect of Type II Diabetes Mellitus on Infected Patients with COVID-19
by Mohammed H. Mukhtar, Wesam A. Nasif, Yahya A. Alnashri, Hassan K. Halawani, Ammar Z. Faloudah, Eyyad A. Edrees, Aali M. Alhuzali, Ahmed M. Abdali, Faris A. Marouf, Abdulaziz K. Halawani, Bayan F. Alzahrani, Abeer S. E. Ali
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Background: COVID-19 is no longer a global public health emergency, but it still affects numerous diseases and needs further research. Diabetic COVID-19 patients with major complications or intensive care had high mortality rates. This review provides pathophysiological descriptive data on diabetes mellitus type 2 and shows how COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia predicts disease severity and prognosis.
Methods: This review was conducted through online research on MEDLINE/PubMed databases, Scopus, and Web of Science based on links between COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus type 2 patients. By using the keywords 'COVID-19', 'diabetes', ' correlation', and impact on 'population' from December 2022 to February 2023. The full texts of the articles that were retrieved were accessed.
Results: The COVID-19 epidemic has affected the community, especially diabetics, and their daily life. According to our research on prior studies, most COVID-19 patients in Saudi Arabia had diabetes as a comorbidity.
Conclusions: We underline the necessity of thorough study to better understand COVID-19 and its association with diabetes to design and implement evidence-based initiatives and policies in Saudi Arabia, where diabetes is a major health issue.
DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2023.230541
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