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ea0070aep1049 | Hot topics (including COVID-19) | ECE2020

Diabetic emergencies during COVID-19 –A multi-centre experience

Qamar Sulmaaz , Aziz Umaira , Nasir Sadia , Armeni Eleni , Zosmer Maya , Joseph Tobin , Crawley Eleanor , Tutty Susan , Lynch Jo , Bouloux Pierre , Yousseif Ahmed , Khan Sidrah , Menon Ravi , Nethaji Chidambaram , Karra Efthimia

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is as a major contributor to disease severity and mortality in patients with Covid-19 infection, as the estimated increase in risk of death in hospitalised patients is 3.5-times (for T1DM) and 2.03-times (for T2DM).This retrospective analysis recruited 35 patients from three London hospitals who presented with diabetic emergencies i.e. diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), Hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state( HHS), presence of ketone...