Increase in hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia in people with diabetes admitted to hospital during COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We used detailed information on patients with diabetes admitted to hospital to determine differences in clinical outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK.

Methods

The study used electronic patient record data from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Hospital admission data for patients coded for diabetes was analysed over three time periods: pre-pandemic (31st January 2019-31st January 2020), Wave 1 (1st February 2020-30th June 2020), and Wave 2 (1st September 2020-30th April 2021). We compared clinical outcomes including glycaemia and length of stay.

Results

We analysed data obtained from 12,878, 4008 and 7189 hospital admissions during the three pre-specified time periods. The incidence of Level 1 and Level 2 hypoglycaemia was signifi

SUBMITTER: Ruan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10103770 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature