The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Metabolic Control and Access to Healthcare in People with Diabetes: the CONFI-DIAB Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an international health crisis and restrictions. While the phenotype associated with COVID-19 severity in people with diabetes has rapidly been explored, the impact of restrictive measures, including lockdown, and tertiary care disruption on metabolic control and access to healthcare remained unknown. The aim of our study was to provide a comprehensive assessment on the overall management of diabetes during lockdown, including glucose control, weight changes, health care consumption and use of alternative forms of care such as telemedicine services, in a large sample of patients with type 1 (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods

A prioritization of a care self-administered questionnaire was sent at the end of the first CO

SUBMITTER: Ludwig L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8267505 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature