COVID-19 and Diabetes: Acknowledging the Bidirectional Link
Mohammad Rezaul Quader,
Mohammad Jahidur Rahman Khan,
Arifa Akram
et al.
Abstract:COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus have a dynamic and bidirectional relationship. Diabetes is a risk factor for COVID19. Diabetes mellitus is linked to hypercoagulability, inflammation, hyperglycemia, and other conditions (obesity, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease). Hyperglycemia may worsen SARS-CoV-2 infection. As a result of direct pancreatic damage caused by COVID-19, the stress response is triggered response to infection (including cytokine storm), including the use of hyperglycemic… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.