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Blood Glucose Levels in Elderly Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes During COVID-19 Outbreak: A Retrospective Study in a Single Center
15 Pages Posted: 9 Apr 2020
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Aims: Ideal glycemic control is of great importance for diabetic patients during public health emergencies of infectious diseases as long-term hyperglycemic are not only associated with chronic complications but also vital drivers of common and life-threatening infections. The present study was designed to investigate the changes of blood glucose levels in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes(T2D) during COVID-19 outbreak.
Methods:This retrospective study focused on the T2D outpatients at Fujian Provincial Hospital aged 65 years old and above who received baseline test for fasting plasma glucose and/or glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) between January 1, 2019 and March 8, 2019 and were followed up on fasting plasma glucose and/or HbA1c in the same period in 2020. The baseline and follow-up data were analyzed with the paired-samples T-test.
Results: A total of 135 elderly subjects with T2D with baseline and follow-up fasting plasma glucose and 50 elderly subjects with T2D with baseline and follow-up HbA1c were analyzed, respectively. The baseline and follow-up fasting plasma glucose were 7.08±1.80 and 7.48±2.14 mmol/L, respectively (P=0.008). The baseline and follow-up HbA1c were 7.2±1.7% and 7.4±1.8%, respectively (P=0.158).
Conclusions: Elderly subjects with T2D had higher fasting plasma glucose levels during COVID-19 outbreak. We should pay more attension to the management of diabetics during public health emergencies.
Funding Statement: None.
Declaration of Interests: No conflict of interest has been declared by the authors.
Ethics Approval Statement: This retrospective study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Fujian Provincial Hospital. Due to the retrospective nature of the study, informed consent was waived. Subjects information was anonymized at the collection and analysis stage.
Keywords: Blood glucose levels, type 2 diabetes, elderly subject,COVID-19 outbreak
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