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Murakawa K, Aasi H, Sato K, Yoshioka S, Sho H, Inui R, Kosugi M, Hazama Y, Yasuda T. Case of new-onset fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus accompanied by autoimmune thyroid disease after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Diabetol Int 2024; 15:621-626. [PMID: 39101178 PMCID: PMC11291795 DOI: 10.1007/s13340-024-00729-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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There is growing evidence suggesting an association between severe acute respiratory coronavirus syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and various extrapulmonary diseases since the advent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. However, case reports of fulminant type 1 diabetes mellitus (FT1D) following SARS-CoV-2 infection are limited. We encountered a 44-year-old Japanese woman who developed FT1D accompanied by subclinical thyrotoxicosis caused by autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) approximately one week after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient developed fever and flu-like symptom 4 days before transportation and tested positive then for the SARS-CoV-2 antigen self-test. She subsequently developed sudden thirst, polyuria, and fatigue of 1 day duration and was urgently brought to our emergency room. Laboratory findings indicated diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) without marked elevation of serum glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels (glucose, 930 mg/dL; HbA1c, 7.4%). Her insulin secretory capacity was almost completely depleted, and islet-specific autoantibodies were negative. Endocrine examinations revealed subclinical thyrotoxicosis, which was positive for thyroid stimulation hormone receptor antibodies. Based on these results, the patient was diagnosed with FT1D accompanied by AITD and immediately started on intensive insulin therapy with a basal-bolus subcutaneous insulin regimen. Human leukocyte antigen analysis revealed haplotypes, indicating susceptibility to both FT1D and AITD. Further studies are required to elucidate the causal relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection, FT1D, and AITD. However, clinicians must be vigilant about possible development of FT1D and AITD to enable accurate diagnosis and treatment of patients with DKA during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Keisuke Murakawa
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Osaka Police Hospital, 10-31 Kitayama-Cho Tennojiku, Osaka, 543-0035 Japan
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Sinthuprasith P, Wejaphikul K, Puttawong D, Tang-Ngam H, Sanrattana N, Unachak K, Dejkhamron P. Incidences of newly diagnosed childhood diabetes and onset severity: a multicenter regional study in Thailand over two decades and during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2024; 37:487-496. [PMID: 38615333 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2024-0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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OBJECTIVES While global incidence rates (IR) of childhood diabetes are increasing, there is a notable lack of current information on the incidence of childhood-onset diabetes in Thailand. This study aims to illustrate the age-standardized IR and types of childhood diabetes using multicenter regional data in Northern Thailand from 2005 to 2022 and to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS Data on newly diagnosed childhood diabetes were retrospectively collected between 2005 and 2016 and prospectively recorded for all incident cases between 2016 and 2022. The capture-recapture method was applied to estimate the completeness of ascertainment. The age-standardized IR of diabetes was calculated. The IR of diabetes and the prevalence/severity of DKA at onset were compared between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. RESULTS Among 210 patients, type 1 diabetes (T1D) accounted for 56.2 %, type 2 diabetes (T2D) for 39 %, and other types for 4.8 %. The T1D age-standardized IR significantly increased from 0.30 in 2005 to 3.11/100,000 person/year in 2022, mirroring the T2D trend, which increased from 0.33 to 3.15/100,000 person/year. The average T1D age-standardized IR, including the prevalence/severity of DKA at diagnosis, did not significantly differ between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods (2.11 vs. 2.36/100,000 person/year, p-value=0.67). However, the average T2D age-standardized IR significantly increased from 0.83 to 2.15/100,000 person/year during the pandemic (p-value=0.0057). CONCLUSIONS This study highlights an increased incidence of childhood T1D and T2D in Northern Thailand over a two-decade period. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the T1D incidence remained stable, while a significant rise in T2D incidence was observed.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, 37686 Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Northern Diabetes Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, 37686 Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, 68012 Nakornping Hospital , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, 37686 Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, 37686 Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Northern Diabetes Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Debuysschere C, Nekoua MP, Alidjinou EK, Hober D. The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2024:10.1038/s41574-024-01004-9. [PMID: 38890459 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-024-01004-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Environmental factors, in particular viral infections, are thought to have an important role in the pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced this hypothesis as many observational studies and meta-analyses reported a notable increase in the incidence of T1DM following infection with SARS-CoV-2 as well as an association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and the risk of new-onset T1DM. Experimental evidence suggests that human β-cells express SARS-CoV-2 receptors and that SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in β-cells, resulting in structural or functional alterations of these cells. These alterations include reduced numbers of insulin-secreting granules, impaired pro-insulin (or insulin) secretion, and β-cell transdifferentiation or dedifferentiation. The inflammatory environment induced by local or systemic SARS-CoV-2 infection might result in a set of signals (such as pro-inflammatory cytokines) that lead to β-cell alteration or apoptosis or to a bystander activation of T cells and disruption of peripheral tolerance that triggers autoimmunity. Other mechanisms, such as viral persistence, molecular mimicry and activation of endogenous human retroviruses, are also likely to be involved in the pathogenesis of T1DM following SARS-CoV-2 infection. This Review addresses the issue of the involvement of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the development of T1DM using evidence from epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies.
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- Cyril Debuysschere
- Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Laboratoire de virologie ULR3610, Lille, France
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- Université de Lille, CHU Lille, Laboratoire de virologie ULR3610, Lille, France.
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Siafarikas C, Karamanakos G, Makrilakis K, Tsolakidis A, Mathioudakis K, Liatis S. Prevalence and Incidence of Medication-Treated Diabetes and Pattern of Glucose-Lowering Treatment During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Real-World Data from the Electronic Greek Prescription Database. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2024. [PMID: 38626912 DOI: 10.1055/a-2307-4631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and incidence of medication-treated diabetes mellitus and the evolving patterns of glucose-lowering treatments the year before and during the first two years of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS Data from the Greek electronic prescription database were analyzed for 2019, 2020, and 2021. The study population included individuals with active social security numbers. Prevalence and incidence rates were calculated based on the dispensing of glucose-lowering medications according to their unique anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code. RESULTS The study population comprised 10,289,140 individuals in 2019, 10,630,726 in 2020, and 11,246,136 in 2021. Diabetes prevalence rates were 8.06%, 6.89%, and 7.91%, and incidence rates were 16.8/1000, 8.6/1000, and 13.4/1000 individuals, respectively. Metformin was the most prescribed medication, and newer classes, like sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists exhibited increasing trends. CONCLUSIONS The study identified a decrease in medication-prescribed diabetes prevalence and incidence during the initial year of the COVID-19 pandemic, attributed to healthcare access restrictions. Subsequently, figures returned close to baseline levels. Glucose-lowering medication trends reflected adherence to local and international guidelines, with metformin as the cornerstone, and increasing preference for newer classes such as GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT-2 inhibitors.
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- C Siafarikas
- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- e-Government Center for Social Security Services (IDIKA), Athens, Greece
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- e-Government Center for Social Security Services (IDIKA), Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Wu S, Gao Y, Guo S, Fu L, Ying Y, Wu W, Hou L, Liang Y, Luo X. Characterization of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents from 2017 to 2022 in China: a single-center analysis. BMC Pediatr 2024; 24:13. [PMID: 38178064 PMCID: PMC10765937 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04498-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the characteristics of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) related to autoimmunity and the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children and adolescents from 2017-2022 in China. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Single-center regional data from the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital, were used to compare 88 children and adolescents newly diagnosed with T1DM from 2020 to 2022 (i.e. during the COVID-19 pandemic in China) and 76 children and adolescents diagnosed with T1DM from 2017 to 2019. Auto-antibodies, including glutamic acid decarboxylase-65 and insulin auto-antibodies, were detected by enzyme-linked immunoassays. DKA was defined as a pH < 7.3 and/or a bicarbonate level < 15 mmol/L. RESULTS The median age of the 164 children and adolescents newly diagnosed with T1DM from 2017 to 2022 was 7.0 years (interquartile range [IQR]: 3.8-10.0 years; 51.83% male). The mean annual incidence of T1DM was 2.98 per 1,000,000 child years. The estimated frequency of auto-antibody positivity was 51.22% (n = 84), and there was no difference between the 2020-2022 group and 2017-2019 group (55.68% [n = 49] vs. 46.5% [n = 35]; p = 0.219). The frequency of DKA among the entire cohort was 57.93% (n = 95), and peaked in 2020 at 78.9% (15/19 patients). The frequency of DKA was not significantly higher in the 2020-2022 group compared with the 2017-2019 group (60.23% [n = 53] vs. 55.26% [n = 42]; p = 0.521). We found no significant difference in the frequency of DKA between patients who were negative vs. positive for auto-antibodies in the 2020-2022 group (64.10% [n = 25] vs. 57.14% [n = 28], p > 0.05). The C-peptide level and HbA1c (%) were positively correlated with onset age (R1 = 0.389, p < 0.01; R2 = 0.371, p < 0.01), and the estimated mean C-peptide level was 0.26 ng/ml (IQR: 0.2-0.4 ng/ml) in patients with DKA and 0.370 ng/ml (IQR: 0.2-0.6 ng/ml) in patients without DKA (p = 0.044). CONCLUSIONS This study showed the annual incidence of T1DM was 2.98 per 1,000,000 child years, gradually increased over the study period, and there was no significant increase in T1DM with auto-antibody positivity in children and adolescents newly diagnosed from 2020-2022 in China compared with the previous 3 years. Furthermore, the frequency of DKA was peaked in 2020, and were not significantly different between patients who were negative vs. positive for auto-antibodies.
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- Shimin Wu
- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Izzo R, Pacella D, Trimarco V, Manzi MV, Lombardi A, Piccinocchi R, Gallo P, Esposito G, Lembo M, Piccinocchi G, Morisco C, Santulli G, Trimarco B. Incidence of type 2 diabetes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Naples, Italy: a longitudinal cohort study. EClinicalMedicine 2023; 66:102345. [PMID: 38143804 PMCID: PMC10746394 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
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Background The association of COVID-19 with the development of new-onset diabetes has been recently investigated by several groups, yielding controversial results. Population studies currently available in the literature are mostly focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D), comparing patients with a SARS-CoV-2 positive test to individuals without COVID-19, especially in paediatric populations. In this study, we sought to determine the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In this longitudinal cohort study, we analysed a cohort followed up over a 6-year period using an Interrupted Time Series approach, i.e. 3-years before and 3-years during the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed data obtained from >200,000 adults in Naples (Italy) from January 1st 2017 to December 31st 2022. In this manner, we had the opportunity to compare the incidence of newly diagnosed T2D before (2017-2019) and during (2020-2022) the COVID-19 pandemic. The key inclusion criteria were age >18-year-old and data availability for the period of observation; patients with a diagnosis of diabetes obtained before 2017 were excluded. The main outcome of the study was the new diagnosis of T2D, as defined by the International Classification of Diseases 10 (ICD-X), including prescription of antidiabetic therapies for more than 30 days. Findings A total of 234,956 subjects were followed-up for at least 3-years before or 3-years during the COVID-19 pandemic and were included in the study; among these, 216,498 were analysed in the pre-pandemic years and 216,422 in the pandemic years. The incidence rate of T2D was 4.85 (95% CI, 4.68-5.02) per 1000 person-years in the period 2017-2019, vs 12.21 (95% CI, 11.94-12.48) per 1000 person-years in 2020-2022, with an increase of about twice and a half. Moreover, the doubling time of the number of new diagnoses of T2D estimated by unadjusted Poisson model was 97.12 (95% CI, 40.51-153.75) months in the prepandemic period vs 23.13 (95% CI, 16.02-41.59) months during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interestingly, these findings were also confirmed when examining patients with prediabetes. Interpretation Our data from this 6-year study on more than 200,000 adult participants indicate that the incidence of T2D was significantly higher during the pandemic compared to the pre-COVID-19 phase. As a consequence, the epidemiology of the disease may change in terms of rates of outcomes as well as public health costs. COVID-19 survivors, especially patients with prediabetes, may require specific clinical programs to prevent T2D. Funding The US National Institutes of Health (NIH: NIDDK, NHLBI, NCATS), Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation, Weill-Caulier and Hirschl Trusts.
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- Raffaele Izzo
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences, and Dentistry, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Fleischer Institute for Diabetes and Metabolism (FIDAM), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Public Health, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
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- COMEGEN Primary Care Physicians Cooperative, Italian Society of General Medicine (SIMG), Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
- International Translational Research and Medical Education (ITME) Consortium, Academic Research Unit, Naples, Italy
- Italian Society for Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
- International Translational Research and Medical Education (ITME) Consortium, Academic Research Unit, Naples, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Wilf Family Cardiovascular Research Institute, Einstein-Mount Sinai Diabetes Research Center (ES-DRC), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Einstein Institute for Aging Research, Institute for Neuroimmunology and Inflammation (INI), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY, USA
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, “Federico II” University, Naples, Italy
- International Translational Research and Medical Education (ITME) Consortium, Academic Research Unit, Naples, Italy
- Italian Society for Cardiovascular Prevention (SIPREC), Rome, Italy
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Roche EF, McKenna AM, O'Regan M, Ryder KJ, Fitzgerald HM, Hoey HMCV. The incidence of type 1 diabetes in children under 15 years of age is rising again-a nationwide study. Eur J Pediatr 2023; 182:4615-4623. [PMID: 37550598 PMCID: PMC10587220 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05125-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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International incidence rates (IRs) and trends of childhood type 1 diabetes (T1D) vary. Recent data from Ireland and other high incidence countries suggested a stabilisation in IRs of T1D in children aged under 15 years. Our primary objective was to report the IR of T1D in children in Ireland from 2019 to 2021 and evaluate if age, sex and season of diagnosis had changed. Incident cases of T1D in those aged under 15 years were identified prospectively by clinicians nationally and reported to the Irish Childhood Diabetes National Register (ICDNR). Following case verification, capture-recapture methodology was applied, and IRs calculated. Numbers of children including age, sex and season of diagnosis per year were evaluated. There were 1027 cases, 542 males (53%). The direct standardised incidence rates (SIRs) increased by 21% overall and were 31.1, 32.2 and 37.6/100,000/year, respectively, with no significant sex difference. The highest IRs were in the 10-14-year category until 2021, then changed to the 5-9-year category (40% of cases). Whilst autumn and winter remain dominant diagnostic seasons, seasonality differed in 2021 with a greater number presenting in spring. CONCLUSION The incidence of childhood T1D in Ireland is increasing, observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shifting to an earlier age at diagnosis for the first time. The pattern of seasonality also appears to have changed. This may reflect an increased severity of diabetes with important implications for healthcare providers. WHAT IS KNOWN • Ireland has a very high incidence of T1D in childhood, which had stabilised following a rapid rise, similar to other high incidence countries. • The incidence rate is consistently highest in older children (10-14 years). WHAT IS NEW • Irish IR is no longer stable and has increased again, with the highest incidence occurring in the younger 5-9 age category for the first time. • The seasonality of diagnosis has changed during the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2020-2021.
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- Edna F Roche
- The Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
- The Department of Paediatric Growth, Diabetes, and Endocrinology, Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
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- The Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Research and Evidence Office, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Department of Paediatric Growth, Diabetes, and Endocrinology, Children's Health Ireland (CHI) at, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- The Discipline of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Zeiler M, Wittek T, Graf T, Bozic I, Nitsch M, Waldherr K, Karwautz A, Wagner G, Berger G. Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for adolescents with type-1-diabetes: a qualitative interview study involving adolescents and parents. Behav Med 2023; 49:412-422. [PMID: 35816425 DOI: 10.1080/08964289.2022.2084358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This study aims to investigate the psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents with type-1-diabetes (T1D). We conducted 18 semi-structured interviews including adolescents with T1D (n = 10, 50% female, 15-18 years) and their parents (n = 8, 88% mothers). The main topics addressed were experiences during confinement regarding everyday life, lifestyle behaviors, diabetes management and treatment. We applied thematic analysis to identify common patterns of meanings. Being aware of belonging to a potential COVID-19 risk group caused worries especially in parents which resulted in strict adherence to preventive measures. Information from trustworthy sources regarding the actual risk mitigated the concerns. Digital diabetes treatment was well accepted and experienced as highly usable. The pandemic situation either facilitated or hindered the transition from parental control to diabetes self-management. While some patients managed to improve healthy lifestyle behaviors as their everyday lives seemed more predictable, others had difficulties in adapting to changed daily routines resulting in increased sedentary behavior and snacking. The perceived level of stress was directly associated with blood glucose levels. In conclusion, the implementation of psychological interventions (both for adolescents with T1D and their parents) addressing mental health literacy and media literacy seems to be important to promote positive coping skills for dealing with the pandemic situation.
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- Michael Zeiler
- Eating Disorder Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna
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- Eating Disorder Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna
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- Eating Disorder Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna
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- Diabetes Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna
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- Ferdinand Porsche FernFH - Distance Learning University of Applied Sciences
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- Ferdinand Porsche FernFH - Distance Learning University of Applied Sciences
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- Eating Disorder Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna
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- Eating Disorder Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna
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- Diabetes Unit, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Vienna
- Pediatric Diabetes Outpatient Clinic, Health Care Centre Vienna Floridsdorf
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Bukara-Radujkovic G, Miljkovic V, Ljuboja O. Evidence of increasing incidence of type 1 diabetes and ketoacidosis among children in the Republic of Srpska in period 2017-2022 with special focus on COVID-19 global pandemic years. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1264099. [PMID: 37736091 PMCID: PMC10510193 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1264099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Background and objectives Primary focus of the research was to determine the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in the period from 2017 to 2022, and whether COVID-19 had an impact on the increase in the number of newly diagnosed children with diabetes type 1 under the age of 15 in the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). In the period 2001-2016 the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus was 11/100,000, with an annual increasing rate of 14.2%. Methods Available data from pediatric endocrinology clinics, in the Republic of Srpska, on the number of newly diagnosed patients with diabetes mellitus in the period from January 1, 2017 until December 31, 2022 were used. A retrospective analysis was performed, and the capture-recapture method was used for the final assessment, and the obtained result corresponds to about 99% of the population. Results The total number of children in the group of 0-14 years of age diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus in this period was 183, of which 96 (52.46%) were boys, and 87 (47.54%) were girls. The average age at which diabetes mellitus was diagnosed was 8.3 ± 3.9 years. Average incidence of diabetes in the period 2017-2022 was 19/100,000 (95% CI 13.1-25.0). The highest incidence was 28.7/100,000 in 2020, the first year of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Out of a total of 183 newly diagnosed cases in the period 2017-2022, 73 (39.9%) were diagnosed with ketoacidosis upon admission. The largest number of newly diagnosed children was recorded in the group of children aged 10-14 years. Conclusion In the last 6 years, there has been a significant increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children under the age of 15. With an incidence of 19.4/100,000 in the Republic of Srpska, we entered the group of countries with high-risk for diabetes. Further steps must focus on the education of the entire society in order to recognize the symptoms of the disease in time and prevent the occurrence of ketoacidosis, which could significantly reduce the burden on health systems, especially in times of global pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Gordana Bukara-Radujkovic
- Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Pediatric Clinic, University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, University of Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Agarwal A, Bansal D, Nallasamy K, Jayashree M, William V. Pediatric Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis After COVID-19: Challenges Faced and Lessons Learnt. Pediatric Health Med Ther 2023; 14:281-288. [PMID: 37691882 PMCID: PMC10488656 DOI: 10.2147/phmt.s384104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affected the management and follow-up of several chronic ailments, including pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Restricted access to healthcare and fear of contracting the virus during medical facility visits resulted in poor compliance, irregular follow-up visits, treatment, and delayed diagnosis of complications in pediatric diabetes such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). As such, the incidence of complicated DKA in resource-limited settings is high due to delayed presentation, poor compliance with therapy, and associated comorbidities such as malnutrition and sepsis. The pandemic had only added to the woes. The increased surge in DKA, in the face of limited resources, prompted clinicians to find alternative solutions to manage these children effectively. In this narrative review, we discuss the key challenges faced globally while caring for children with T1DM and DKA during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lessons learned thereof.
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- Ashish Agarwal
- Division of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Department of Critical Care, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Jalilova A, Ata A, Demir G, Işıklar H, Atik Altınok Y, Özen S, Darcan Ş, Gökşen D. The Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Presentation with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children with New Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol 2023; 15:264-267. [PMID: 36987789 PMCID: PMC10448546 DOI: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2023.2022-11-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Objective Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a life-threatening, acute complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Infection is the most common precipitating factor for DKA, being responsible for more than 50% of such complications. The frequency and severity of DKA in children with T1DM, before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak were evaluated and compared with pre-pandemic presentation and severity rates. Methods In total, 199 patients younger than 18 years were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups: the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic group (new onset T1DM presenting from March 2020 to March 2021; the control group included new onset T1DM from March 2016 to March 2020. Results The rate of DKA at presentation was similar (p=0.393) during the pandemic period (58.3%) compared to the pre-pandemic years (44.8-64.3%). Although the percentage of DKA was similar, the rate of severe DKA in the COVID-19 group was higher than previous years. Although not significant, the duration of diabetes symptoms was longer in the COVID-19 period than the previous years. Conclusion This study suggests that the rate of severe DKA, but not the overall rate of DKA, has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the prior four years. This may be due to the behavior of the parents of sick children and the limited access to the healthcare system. Despite this limited access, parental concern may have been sufficiently high to seek medical attention for their children, avoiding an increased frequency of DKA as the first presentation of new-onset T1DM.
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- Arzu Jalilova
- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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- Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, İzmir, Turkey
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Calcaterra V, Tagi VM, De Santis R, Biuso A, Taranto S, D’Auria E, Zuccotti G. Endocrinological Involvement in Children and Adolescents Affected by COVID-19: A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5248. [PMID: 37629291 PMCID: PMC10455095 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12165248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Since the advent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, an increased incidence of several endocrinological anomalies in acute-phase and/or long-term complications has been described. The aim of this review is to provide a broad overview of the available literature regarding changes in the worldwide epidemiology of endocrinological involvement in children since December 2019 and to report the evidence supporting its association with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although little is known regarding the involvement of endocrine organs during COVID-19 in children, the current evidence in adults and epidemiological studies on the pediatric population suggest the presence of a causal association between the virus and endocrinopathies. Untreated transient thyroid dysfunction, sick euthyroid syndrome, nonthyroidal illness syndrome, and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and central precocious puberty have been observed in children in acute infection and/or during multisystem inflammatory syndrome development. Furthermore, a higher frequency of ketoacidosis at onset in children with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is reported in the literature. Although the direct association between COVID-19 and endocrinological involvement has not been confirmed yet, data on the development of different endocrinopathies in children, both during acute infection and as a result of its long-term complications, have been reported. This information is of primary importance to guide the management of patients with previous or current COVID-19.
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- Valeria Calcaterra
- Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy; (V.M.T.); (R.D.S.); (A.B.); (S.T.); (E.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy; (V.M.T.); (R.D.S.); (A.B.); (S.T.); (E.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy; (V.M.T.); (R.D.S.); (A.B.); (S.T.); (E.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy; (V.M.T.); (R.D.S.); (A.B.); (S.T.); (E.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy; (V.M.T.); (R.D.S.); (A.B.); (S.T.); (E.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy; (V.M.T.); (R.D.S.); (A.B.); (S.T.); (E.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vittore Buzzi Children’s Hospital, 20154 Milan, Italy; (V.M.T.); (R.D.S.); (A.B.); (S.T.); (E.D.); (G.Z.)
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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Zareini B, Sørensen KK, Eiken PA, Fischer TK, Kristensen PL, Lendorf ME, Pedersen-Bjergaard U, Torp-Pedersen C, Nolsoe RLM. Association of COVID-19 and Development of Type 1 Diabetes: A Danish Nationwide Register Study. Diabetes Care 2023; 46:1477-1482. [PMID: 37276529 DOI: 10.2337/dc23-0428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the incidence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and determine whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with T1D development. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS All Danish residents aged <30 years free of diabetes from 2015 to 2021 were included. Individuals were followed from 1 January 2015 or birth until the development of T1D, the age of 30, the end of the study (31 December 2021), emigration, development of type 2 diabetes, onset of any cancer, initiation of immunomodulating therapy, or development of any autoimmune disease. We compared the incidence rate ratio (IRR) of T1D using Poisson regression models. We matched each person with a SARS-CoV-2 infection with three control individuals and used a cause-specific Cox regression model to estimate the hazard ratio (HR). RESULTS Among 2,381,348 individuals, 3,579 cases of T1D occurred. The adjusted IRRs for T1D in each quarter of 2020 and 2021 compared with 2015-2019 were as follows: January-March 2020, 1.03 (95% CI 0.86; 1.23); January-March 2021, 1.01 (0.84; 1.22), April-June 2020, 0.98 (0.80; 1.20); April-June 2021, 1.34 (1.12; 1.61); July-September 2020, 1.13 (0.94; 1.35); July-September 2021, 1.21 (1.01; 1.45); October-December 2020, 1.09 (0.91; 1.31); and October-December 2021, 1.18 (0.99; 1.41). We identified 338,670 individuals with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result and matched them with 1,004,688 control individuals. A SARS-2-CoV infection was not significantly associated with the risk of T1D development (HR 0.90 [95% CI 0.60; 1.35]). CONCLUSIONS There was an increase in T1D incidence during April-June 2021 compared with April-June 2015-2019, but this could not be attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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- Bochra Zareini
- Department of Cardiology, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
- Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
- Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nephrology, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nephrology, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
- Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology and Nephrology, North Zealand Hospital, Hillerod, Denmark
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Fotea S, Ghiciuc CM, Stefanescu G, Cianga AL, Mihai CM, Lupu A, Butnariu LI, Starcea IM, Salaru DL, Mocanu A, Chisnoiu T, Thet AA, Miron L, Lupu VV. Pediatric COVID-19 and Diabetes: An Investigation into the Intersection of Two Pandemics. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:2436. [PMID: 37510181 PMCID: PMC10378192 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13142436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a complex infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and it currently represents a worldwide public health emergency. The pediatric population is less prone to develop severe COVID-19 infection, but children presenting underlying medical conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, are thought to be at increased risk of developing more severe forms of COVID-19. Diabetic children face new challenges when infected with SARS-CoV-2. On one hand, the glycemic values become substantially more difficult to manage as COVID-19 is a predisposing factor for hyperglycemia. On the other hand, alongside other risk factors, high glycemic values are incriminated in modulating immune and inflammatory responses, leading to potentially severe COVID-19 cases in the pediatric population. Also, there are hypotheses of SARS-CoV-2 being diabetogenic itself, but this information is still to be confirmed. Furthermore, it is reported that there was a noticeable increase in the number of cases of new-onset type 2 diabetes among the pediatric population, and the complications in these patients with COVID-19 include the risk of developing autoimmune diseases under the influence of stress. Additionally, children with diabetes mellitus are confronted with lifestyle changes dictated by the pandemic, which can potentially lead to the onset or exacerbation of a potential underlying anxiety disorder or depression. Since the literature contains a series of unknowns related to the impact of COVID-19 in both types of diabetes in children, the purpose of our work is to bring together the data obtained so far and to identify potential knowledge gaps and areas for future investigation regarding COVID-19 and the onset of diabetes type 1 or type 2 among the pediatric population.
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- Silvia Fotea
- Clinical Medical Department, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati, 800008 Galati, Romania
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- Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Algeziology, Department of Morpho-Functional Sciences II, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- I-st Medical Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Pediatrics, Faculty of General Medicine, Ovidius University, 900470 Constanta, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Faculty of General Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Pediatrics, Faculty of General Medicine, Ovidius University, 900470 Constanta, Romania
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- Faculty of General Medicine, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- III-rd Medical Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Mother and Child Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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Grubišić B, Švitek L, Ormanac K, Sabo D, Mihaljević I, Bilić-Ćurčić I, Omanović Kolarić T. Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for Diabetogenic Effects of COVID-19 Infection-Induction of Autoimmune Dysregulation and Metabolic Disturbances. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11576. [PMID: 37511334 PMCID: PMC10380525 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a significant association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and diabetes, whereby individuals with diabetes are more susceptible to severe disease and higher mortality rates. Interestingly, recent findings suggest a reciprocal relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes, wherein COVID-19 may contribute to developing new-onset diabetes and worsen existing metabolic abnormalities. This narrative review aims to shed light on the intricate molecular mechanisms underlying the diabetogenic effects of COVID-19. Specifically, the review explores the potential role of various factors, including direct damage to β-cells, insulin resistance triggered by systemic inflammation, and disturbances in hormonal regulation, aiming to enhance our understanding of the COVID-19 impact on the development and progression of diabetes. By analysing these mechanisms, the aim is to enhance our understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on the development and progression of diabetes. The binding of SARS-CoV-2 to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptors, which are present in key metabolic organs and tissues, may interfere with glucometabolic pathways, leading to hyperglycaemia, and potentially contribute to the development of new disease mechanisms. The virus's impact on β-cells through direct invasion or systemic inflammation may induce insulin resistance and disrupt glucose homeostasis. Furthermore, glucocorticoids, commonly used to treat COVID-19, may exacerbate hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance, potentially contributing to new-onset diabetes. The long-term effects of COVID-19 on glucose metabolism are still unknown, necessitating further research into the possibility of developing a novel type of diabetes. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the current understanding of the interaction between COVID-19 and diabetes, highlighting potential areas for future research and therapeutic interventions.
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- Barbara Grubišić
- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Centre Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Centre Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Medicine Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Clinical Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Protection, University Hospital Centre Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Department for Nuclear Medicine and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Academy of Medical Sciences of Croatia, 15 Kaptol Street, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism Disorders, Internal Medicine Clinic, University Hospital Centre Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, 4 Josip Huttler Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
- Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health Osijek, University of Osijek, 21 Crkvena Street, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
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Karavanaki K, Rodolaki K, Soldatou A, Karanasios S, Kakleas K. Covid-19 infection in children and adolescents and its association with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1d) presentation and management. Endocrine 2023; 80:237-252. [PMID: 36462147 PMCID: PMC9734866 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-03266-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Children seem to be affected by the new SARS-CoV-2 virus less severely than adults, with better prognosis and low mortality. Serious complications of COVID-19 infection in children include multisystem inflammatory response syndrome in COVID-19 infection (MIS-C), myo-or pericarditis and, less frequently, long COVID syndrome. On the other hand, adults with type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) are among the most vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19, with increased morbidity and mortality. Moreover, an association of SARS-CoV-2 with diabetes has been observed, possibly affecting the frequency and severity of the first clinical presentation of T1D or T2D, as well as the development of acute diabetes after COVID-19 infection. The present review summarizes the current data on the incidence of T1D among children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as its severity. Moreover, it reports on the types of newly diagnosed diabetes after COVID infection and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms. Additionally, this study presents current data on the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on diabetes control in patients with known T1D and on the severity of clinical presentation of COVID infection in these patients. Finally, this review discusses the necessity of immunization against COVID 19 in children and adolescents with T1D.
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- Kyriaki Karavanaki
- Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, 2nd Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,"P&A Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,"Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, 2nd Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,"P&A Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Diabetes and Metabolism Unit, 2nd Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,"P&A Kyriakou" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,"Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Sharbatdar Y, Mousavian R, Noorbakhsh Varnosfaderani SM, Aziziyan F, Liaghat M, Baziyar P, Yousefi Rad A, Tavakol C, Moeini AM, Nabi-Afjadi M, Zalpoor H, Kazemi-Lomedasht F. Diabetes as one of the long-term COVID-19 complications: from the potential reason of more diabetic patients' susceptibility to COVID-19 to the possible caution of future global diabetes tsunami. Inflammopharmacology 2023; 31:1029-1052. [PMID: 37079169 PMCID: PMC10116486 DOI: 10.1007/s10787-023-01215-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
Abstract
According to recent researches, people with diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2) have a higher incidence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In this regard, COVID-19 may make diabetic patients more sensitive to hyperglycemia by modifying the immunological and inflammatory responses and increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) predisposing the patients to severe COVID-19 and potentially lethal results. Actually, in addition to COVID-19, diabetic patients have been demonstrated to have abnormally high levels of inflammatory cytokines, increased virus entrance, and decreased immune response. On the other hand, during the severe stage of COVID-19, the SARS-CoV-2-infected patients have lymphopenia and inflammatory cytokine storms that cause damage to several body organs such as β cells of the pancreas which may make them as future diabetic candidates. In this line, the nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway, which is activated by a number of mediators, plays a substantial part in cytokine storms through various pathways. In this pathway, some polymorphisms also make the individuals more competent to diabetes via infection with SARS-CoV-2. On the other hand, during hospitalization of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, the use of some drugs may unintentionally lead to diabetes in the future via increasing inflammation and stress oxidative. Thus, in this review, we will first explain why diabetic patients are more susceptible to COVID-19. Second, we will warn about a future global diabetes tsunami via the SARS-CoV-2 as one of its long-term complications.
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- Yasamin Sharbatdar
- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur, University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Medical Basic Science Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran
- Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
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- Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, Kazerun, Iran
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Falavarjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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- School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran.
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- Network of Immunity in Infection, Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
- Shiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Venom and Biotherapeutics Molecules Laboratory, Medical Biotechnology Department, Biotechnology Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
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Zhou L, Qu H, Zhang Q, Hu J, Shou L. Case report: Fulminant type 1 diabetes following paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection during late pregnancy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1168927. [PMID: 37082120 PMCID: PMC10112664 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1168927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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BackgroundDysregulation of glucose metabolism has been linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition, the occurrence of new onset diabetes mellitus, including fulminant type 1 diabetes, has been reported after SARS-CoV-2 infection or vaccination.Methods and resultsA young Chinese woman in her last trimester of pregnancy presented with an abrupt progression of hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis, but with a near-normal glycohemoglobin level following paucisymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. The low C peptide levels, both fasting and postprandial, reflected profound insulin deficiency in the setting of negative islet autoantibody testing, consistent with a diagnosis of fulminant type 1 diabetes. Ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia quickly improved following the introduction of insulin therapy, but not the β cell function. The patient received treatment with insulin pump therapy after being discharged, and the first follow-up revealed a well-controlled glucose profile.ConclusionsNew-onset FT1D can occur after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our report raises awareness of this rare but serious situation, promoting early recognition and management of FT1D during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Sherif ZA, Gomez CR, Connors TJ, Henrich TJ, Reeves WB. Pathogenic mechanisms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). eLife 2023; 12:e86002. [PMID: 36947108 DOI: 10.7554/elife.86002:] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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COVID-19, with persistent and new onset of symptoms such as fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and cognitive dysfunction that last for months and impact everyday functioning, is referred to as Long COVID under the general category of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). PASC is highly heterogenous and may be associated with multisystem tissue damage/dysfunction including acute encephalitis, cardiopulmonary syndromes, fibrosis, hepatobiliary damages, gastrointestinal dysregulation, myocardial infarction, neuromuscular syndromes, neuropsychiatric disorders, pulmonary damage, renal failure, stroke, and vascular endothelial dysregulation. A better understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying PASC is essential to guide prevention and treatment. This review addresses potential mechanisms and hypotheses that connect SARS-CoV-2 infection to long-term health consequences. Comparisons between PASC and other virus-initiated chronic syndromes such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome will be addressed. Aligning symptoms with other chronic syndromes and identifying potentially regulated common underlining pathways may be necessary for understanding the true nature of PASC. The discussed contributors to PASC symptoms include sequelae from acute SARS-CoV-2 injury to one or more organs, persistent reservoirs of the replicating virus or its remnants in several tissues, re-activation of latent pathogens such as Epstein-Barr and herpes viruses in COVID-19 immune-dysregulated tissue environment, SARS-CoV-2 interactions with host microbiome/virome communities, clotting/coagulation dysregulation, dysfunctional brainstem/vagus nerve signaling, dysautonomia or autonomic dysfunction, ongoing activity of primed immune cells, and autoimmunity due to molecular mimicry between pathogen and host proteins. The individualized nature of PASC symptoms suggests that different therapeutic approaches may be required to best manage specific patients.
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- Zaki A Sherif
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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- Division of Lung Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), Bethesda, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York - Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, New York, United States
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas, San Antonio, United States
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Sherif ZA, Gomez CR, Connors TJ, Henrich TJ, Reeves WB. Pathogenic mechanisms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). eLife 2023; 12:e86002. [PMID: 36947108 PMCID: PMC10032659 DOI: 10.7554/elife.86002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023] Open
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COVID-19, with persistent and new onset of symptoms such as fatigue, post-exertional malaise, and cognitive dysfunction that last for months and impact everyday functioning, is referred to as Long COVID under the general category of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC). PASC is highly heterogenous and may be associated with multisystem tissue damage/dysfunction including acute encephalitis, cardiopulmonary syndromes, fibrosis, hepatobiliary damages, gastrointestinal dysregulation, myocardial infarction, neuromuscular syndromes, neuropsychiatric disorders, pulmonary damage, renal failure, stroke, and vascular endothelial dysregulation. A better understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying PASC is essential to guide prevention and treatment. This review addresses potential mechanisms and hypotheses that connect SARS-CoV-2 infection to long-term health consequences. Comparisons between PASC and other virus-initiated chronic syndromes such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome will be addressed. Aligning symptoms with other chronic syndromes and identifying potentially regulated common underlining pathways may be necessary for understanding the true nature of PASC. The discussed contributors to PASC symptoms include sequelae from acute SARS-CoV-2 injury to one or more organs, persistent reservoirs of the replicating virus or its remnants in several tissues, re-activation of latent pathogens such as Epstein-Barr and herpes viruses in COVID-19 immune-dysregulated tissue environment, SARS-CoV-2 interactions with host microbiome/virome communities, clotting/coagulation dysregulation, dysfunctional brainstem/vagus nerve signaling, dysautonomia or autonomic dysfunction, ongoing activity of primed immune cells, and autoimmunity due to molecular mimicry between pathogen and host proteins. The individualized nature of PASC symptoms suggests that different therapeutic approaches may be required to best manage specific patients.
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- Zaki A Sherif
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Howard University College of MedicineWashington, District of ColumbiaUnited States
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- Division of Lung Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)BethesdaUnited States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York - Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's HospitalNew YorkUnited States
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- Division of Experimental Medicine, University of CaliforniaSan FranciscoUnited States
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- Department of Medicine, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of TexasSan AntonioUnited States
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Zucchini S, Scozzarella A, Maltoni G. Multiple influences of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with diabetes: Changes in epidemiology, metabolic control and medical care. World J Diabetes 2023; 14:198-208. [PMID: 37035223 PMCID: PMC10075036 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v14.i3.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has heavily affected health worldwide, with the various forms of diabetes in children experiencing changes at various levels, including epidemiology, diabetic ketoacidosis rates and medical care. Type 1 diabetes showed an apparent increase in incidence, possibly owing to a direct damage of the virus to the β-cell. Diabetic ketoacidosis also increased in association with the general fear of referring patients to the hospital. Most children with diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) did not show a worsening in metabolic control during the first lockdown, possibly owing to a more controlled diet by their parents. Glucose sensor and hybrid closed loop pump technology proved to be effective in all patients with type 1 diabetes during the pandemic, especially because the downloading of data allowed for the practice of tele-medicine. Telemedicine has in fact grown around the world and National Health Systems have started to consider it as a routine activity in clinical practice. The present review encompasses all the aspects related to the effects of the pandemic on the different forms of diabetes in children.
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- Stefano Zucchini
- Department of Pediatric, IRCCS AOU di Bologna, Bologna 40138, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric, IRCCS AOU di Bologna, Bologna 40138, Italy
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Erhöhte Typ-1-Diabetes-Inzidenz im Zuge der COVID-19-Pandemie? INFO DIABETOLOGIE 2023. [PMCID: PMC9943587 DOI: 10.1007/s15034-022-4452-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Breve F, Magnusson PM, Varrassi G. Exploring the Implications of New-Onset Diabetes in COVID-19: A Narrative Review. Cureus 2023; 15:e33319. [PMID: 36741600 PMCID: PMC9894635 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Post-viral new-onset diabetes has been an important feature of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not always clear if new-onset diabetes is the unmasking of a previously undiagnosed condition, the acceleration of prediabetes, or new-onset diabetes that would not have otherwise occurred. Even asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 have been associated with new-onset diabetes. Diabetes that emerges during acute COVID-19 infection tends to have an atypical presentation, characterized by hyperglycemia and potentially life-threatening diabetic ketoacidosis. It is not always clear if new-onset diabetes is type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Many cases of COVID-associated diabetes appear to be type 1 diabetes, which is actually an autoimmune disorder. The clinical course varies temporally and with respect to outcomes; in some cases, diabetes resolves completely or improves incrementally after recovery from COVID-19. Disruptions in macrophagy caused by COVID-19 infection along with an exaggerated inflammatory response that can occur in COVID-19 also play a role. Those who survive COVID-19 remain at a 40% elevated risk for diabetes in the first year, even if their case of COVID-19 was not particularly severe. A subsequent post-pandemic wave of new diabetes patients may be expected.
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Miller A, Joseph S, Badran A, Umpaichitra V, Bargman R, Chin VL. Increased Rates of Hospitalized Children with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Central Brooklyn during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Pediatr 2023; 2023:4580809. [PMID: 37101938 PMCID: PMC10125760 DOI: 10.1155/2023/4580809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Following reports of increased new-onset diabetes and worse severity of DKA for children with diabetes following SARS-CoV-2 infection, we studied hospitalization rates for children with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in our center during the citywide shutdown. Methods. We conducted a retrospective chart review of children admitted to our two hospitals from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2020. We included ICD-10 codes for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS), and hyperglycemia only. Results. We included 132 patients with 214 hospitalizations: 157 T1DM, 41 T2DM, and 16 others (14 steroid induced, 2 MODY). Overall admissions rates for patients with all types of diabetes were 3.08% in 2018 to 3.54% in 2019 (p = 0.0120) and 4.73% in 2020 (p = 0.0772). Although there was no increase of T1DM admissions across all 3 years, T2DM admission rates increased from 0.29% to 1.47% (p = 0.0056). Newly diagnosed T1DM rates increased from 0.34% in 2018 to 1.28% (p = 0.002) in 2020, and new-onset T2DM rates also increased from 0.14% in 2018 to 0.9% in 2020 (p = 0.0012). Rates of new-onset diabetes presenting with DKA increased from 0.24% in 2018 to 0.96% in 2020 (p = 0.0014). HHS increased from 0.1% in 2018 to 0.45% in 2020 (p = 0.044). The severity of DKA in newly diagnosed was unaffected (p = 0.1582). Only 3 patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection by PCR. Conclusion. Our urban medical center is located in Central Brooklyn and serves a majority who are Black. This is the first study investigating pediatric diabetes cases admitted to Brooklyn during the first wave of the pandemic. Despite the overall pediatric admissions declining in 2020 due to the citywide shutdown, overall hospitalization rates in children with T2DM and in new-onset T1DM and T2DM increased, which is not directly associated with active SARS-CoV-2 infection. More studies are needed to elucidate the reason for this observed increase in hospitalization rates.
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- Assia Miller
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
- New York City/Health+Hospitals Corporation, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
- New York City/Health+Hospitals Corporation, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
- New York City/Health+Hospitals Corporation, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
- New York City/Health+Hospitals Corporation, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- New York City/Health+Hospitals Corporation, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA
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Capra ME, Stanyevic B, Giudice A, Monopoli D, Decarolis NM, Esposito S, Biasucci G. The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Pediatric Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: A Narrative Review. Nutrients 2022; 15:nu15010088. [PMID: 36615746 PMCID: PMC9823544 DOI: 10.3390/nu15010088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 was the first pathogen implied in a worldwide health emergency in the last decade. Containment measures have been adopted by various countries to try to stop infection spread. Children and adolescents have been less clinically involved by COVID-19, but the pandemic and consequent containment measures have had an important influence on the developmental ages. The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown periods have influenced the nutrition and lifestyles of children and adolescents, playing an epigenetic role in the development of nutrition and metabolic diseases in this delicate age group. The aim of our review is to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on nutrition and metabolic diseases in the developmental ages. Moreover, we have analyzed the effect of different containment measures in children and adolescents. An increase in being overweight, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus has been detected. Concerning type 1 diabetes mellitus, although a validated mechanism possibly linking COVID-19 with new onset type 1 diabetes mellitus has not been yet demonstrated, barriers to the accessibility to healthcare services led to delayed diagnosis and more severe presentation of this disease. Further studies are needed to better investigate these relationships and to establish strategies to contain the nutritional and metabolic impact of new pandemics in the developmental ages.
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- Maria Elena Capra
- Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Pediatrics and Neonatology Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy
- Pediatric Clinic, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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Pietropaolo M, Hotez P, Giannoukakis N. Incidence of an Insulin-Requiring Hyperglycemic Syndrome in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Young Individuals: Is It Type 1 Diabetes? Diabetes 2022; 71:2656-2663. [PMID: 35293987 PMCID: PMC9862279 DOI: 10.2337/db21-0831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Pancreatic ACE2 receptor expression, together with increased prevalence of insulin-requiring hyperglycemia in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), suggested that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pancreatic infection might trigger a β-cell-selective inflammation precipitating autoimmune type 1 diabetes (T1D). We examined T1D incidence in patients with COVID-19 inside a large, global population using a "big data" approach. The incidence in 0-30-year-old patients with confirmed COVID-19 over an ∼15-month period from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was compared with an age-matched population without COVID-19 inside the TriNetX COVID-19 Research Network (>80 million deidentified patient electronic medical records globally). The cohorts were used to generate outcomes of T1D postindex. In those up to 18 years of age, the incidence of insulin-requiring diabetes that could represent T1D in patients with already diagnosed, confirmed COVID-19 was statistically indistinguishable from the control population without COVID-19. In contrast, in those aged 19-30 years, the incidence was statistically greater. These data suggest that the incidence of T1D among patients with COVID-19 <30 years of age, at least up to this time since the beginning of the pandemic, is not greater when compared with an age-, sex-, and BMI-matched population without COVID-19. Nevertheless, we caution that patients with COVID-19 could be asymptomatic of a diabetic/prediabetic state and therefore would not be expected to come to medical attention, remaining undiagnosed. Hence, it is still possible that asymptomatic virus-infected individuals could acquire β-cell autoimmunity, eventually progressing to dysglycemia and clinical T1D at higher rates.
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- Massimo Pietropaolo
- Diabetes Research Center, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Institute of Cellular Therapeutics, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
- Corresponding author: Nick Giannoukakis,
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Magge SN, Wolf RM, Pyle L, Brown EA, Benavides VC, Bianco ME, Chao LC, Cymbaluk A, Balikcioglu PG, Halpin K, Hsia DS, Huerta-Saenz L, Kim JJ, Kumar S, Levitt Katz LE, Marks BE, Neyman A, O'Sullivan KL, Pillai SS, Shah AS, Shoemaker AH, Siddiqui JAW, Srinivasan S, Thomas IH, Tryggestad JB, Yousif MF, Kelsey MM. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic is Associated with a Substantial Rise in Frequency and Severity of Presentation of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes. J Pediatr 2022; 251:51-59.e2. [PMID: 35985535 PMCID: PMC9383958 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the frequency and severity of new cases of youth-onset type 2 diabetes in the US during the first year of the pandemic compared with the mean of the previous 2 years. STUDY DESIGN Multicenter (n = 24 centers), hospital-based, retrospective chart review. Youth aged ≤21 years with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes between March 2018 and February 2021, body mass index ≥85th percentile, and negative pancreatic autoantibodies were included. Demographic and clinical data, including case numbers and frequency of metabolic decompensation, were compared between groups. RESULTS A total of 3113 youth (mean [SD] 14.4 [2.4] years, 50.5% female, 40.4% Hispanic, 32.7% Black, 14.5% non-Hispanic White) were assessed. New cases of type 2 diabetes increased by 77.2% in the year during the pandemic (n = 1463) compared with the mean of the previous 2 years, 2019 (n = 886) and 2018 (n = 765). The likelihood of presenting with metabolic decompensation and severe diabetic ketoacidosis also increased significantly during the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS The burden of newly diagnosed youth-onset type 2 diabetes increased significantly during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, resulting in enormous strain on pediatric diabetes health care providers, patients, and families. Whether the increase was caused by coronavirus disease 2019 infection, or just associated with environmental changes and stressors during the pandemic is unclear. Further studies are needed to determine whether this rise is limited to the US and whether it will persist over time.
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- Sheela N Magge
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Johns Hopkins Hospital/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Johns Hopkins Hospital/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus/Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Johns Hopkins Hospital/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, University of Illinois, College of Medicine of Peoria/Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Northwestern University/Ann and Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
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- Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes and Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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- Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital/Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Penn State Health Children's Hospital/Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of California San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's National Hospital, Washington DC
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
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- Section of Adult & Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center & The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Diabetes/Endocrinology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus/Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
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Misra S, DiMeglio LA. COVID-19 and Incident Type 1 Diabetes: Deciphering the Associations. Diabetes 2022; 71:2480-2482. [PMID: 36409788 DOI: 10.2337/dbi22-0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Shivani Misra
- Division of Metabolism, Digestion, and Reproduction, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, U.K
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, U.K
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Re-Enlightenment of Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes under the COVID-19 Pandemic. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11111662. [DOI: 10.3390/biology11111662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fulminant type 1 diabetes (FT1D) is a subtype of type 1 diabetes (T1D) that is characterized by the rapid progression to diabetic ketoacidosis against the background of rapid and almost complete pancreatic islet destruction. The HbA1c level at FT1D onset remains normal or slightly elevated despite marked hyperglycemia, reflecting the rapid clinical course of the disease, and is an important marker for diagnosis. FT1D often appears following flu-like symptoms, and there are many reports of its onset being linked to viral infections. In addition, disease-susceptibility genes have been identified in FT1D, suggesting the involvement of host factors in disease development. In most cases, islet-related autoantibodies are not detected, and histology of pancreatic tissue reveals macrophage and T cell infiltration of the islets in the early stages of FT1D, suggesting that islet destruction occurs via an immune response different from that occurring in autoimmune type 1 diabetes. From 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread worldwide and became a serious problem. Reports on the association between SARS-CoV-2 and T1D are mixed, with some suggesting an increase in T1D incidence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When discussing the association between COVID-19 and T1D, it is also necessary to focus on FT1D. However, it is not easy to diagnose this subtype without understanding the concept. Therefore, authors hereby review the concept and the latest findings of FT1D, hoping that the association between COVID-19 and T1D will be adequately evaluated in the future.
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van den Boom L, Kostev K, Kuss O, Rathmann W, Rosenbauer J. Type 1 diabetes incidence in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2022; 193:110146. [PMID: 36347421 PMCID: PMC9637016 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents (<20 years of age) during the COVID-19 pandemic (3/2020 to 12/2021) in Germany. METHODS The present study was based on the IQVIA longitudinal prescription database (LRx), All persons (age ≤ 20 years) with new insulin prescriptions from 2016 to 2021 (index date) were selected and stratified by age group. Weekly (age-specific) data were used to forecast the prescription incidence for the pandemic period based on pre-pandemic data and to explore the relationship between weekly reported age-specific COVID-19 incidences and type 1 diabetes incidence and rate ratios of observed vs. predicted diabetes incidence respectively. RESULTS During the pre-pandemic period, there was a stable higher insulin prescription incidence during the winter period and a lower insulin prescription incidence during summer. During the pandemic period, there was less seasonal variation in incidence related to the finding that the observed incidence during summer in 2002 and 2021 was 44 % and 65 %, higher, respectively, than the expected incidence based on pre-pandemic year. We did not find any cross-correlations between the COVID-19 incidence and the type 1 diabetes incidence for any age group. Likewise, there were no cross-correlations between the COVID-19 incidence and the incidence rate ratios of observed incidences to predicted incidences. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was less seasonal variation in the incidence of type 1 diabetes (defined by new insulin prescriptions), with higher observed than expected incidences during summer. We found no evidence that the increase in type 1 diabetes incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic relates to direct effects of COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Louisa van den Boom
- Division of Pediatrics, DRK Hospital, Kirchen, Germany; Division of Pediatric Diabetology, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Obesity, Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany; Centre for Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany; German Center for Diabetes Research, München-Neuherberg, Germany
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Reschke F, Lanzinger S, Herczeg V, Prahalad P, Schiaffini R, Mul D, Clapin H, Zabeen B, Pelicand J, Phillip M, Limbert C, Danne T. The COVID-19 Pandemic Affects Seasonality, With Increasing Cases of New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes in Children, From the Worldwide SWEET Registry. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:2594-2601. [PMID: 36166593 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-0278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic increased the number of cases or impacted seasonality of new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) in large pediatric diabetes centers globally. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed data on 17,280 cases of T1D diagnosed during 2018-2021 from 92 worldwide centers participating in the SWEET registry using hierarchic linear regression models. RESULTS The average number of new-onset T1D cases per center adjusted for the total number of patients treated at the center per year and stratified by age-groups increased from 11.2 (95% CI 10.1-12.2) in 2018 to 21.7 (20.6-22.8) in 2021 for the youngest age-group, <6 years; from 13.1 (12.2-14.0) in 2018 to 26.7 (25.7-27.7) in 2021 for children ages 6 to <12 years; and from 12.2 (11.5-12.9) to 24.7 (24.0-25.5) for adolescents ages 12-18 years (all P < 0.001). These increases remained within the expected increase with the 95% CI of the regression line. However, in Europe and North America following the lockdown early in 2020, the typical seasonality of more cases during winter season was delayed, with a peak during the summer and autumn months. While the seasonal pattern in Europe returned to prepandemic times in 2021, this was not the case in North America. Compared with 2018-2019 (HbA1c 7.7%), higher average HbA1c levels (2020, 8.1%; 2021, 8.6%; P < 0.001) were present within the first year of T1D during the pandemic. CONCLUSIONS The slope of the rise in pediatric new-onset T1D in SWEET centers remained unchanged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a change in the seasonality at onset became apparent.
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- Felix Reschke
- Children's Hospital Auf Der Bult, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,SWEET e.V., Hannoversche Kinderheilanstalt, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, ZIBMT, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.,German Centre for Diabetes Research (DZD), Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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- 1st Department of Pediatrics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.,Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford, CA
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- Diabeter, Center for Type 1 Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Changing Diabetes in Children and Life for a Child, Department of Paediatrics, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, Dhaka
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- Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Program, Department of Pediatrics, San Camilo Hospital, San Felipe, Chile.,Medicine School, Universidad de Valparaíso, San Felipe, Chile
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- The Jesse Z and Sara Lea Shafer Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, National Center for Childhood Diabetes, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Unit of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Hospital Dona Estefânia, Lisbon, Portugal.,Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Children's Hospital Auf Der Bult, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,SWEET e.V., Hannoversche Kinderheilanstalt, Hannover, Germany
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Rahmati M, Keshvari M, Mirnasuri S, Yon DK, Lee SW, Il Shin J, Smith L. The global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of pediatric new-onset type 1 diabetes and ketoacidosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Med Virol 2022; 94:5112-5127. [PMID: 35831242 PMCID: PMC9350204 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.27996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Viral infections may increase the risk of developing type 1 diabetes (T1D), and recent reports suggest that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) might have increased the incidence of pediatric T1D and/or diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Therefore, this meta-analysis aims to estimate the risk of global pediatric new-onset T1D, DKA, and severe DKA before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic search of MEDLINE/PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and EMBASE was conducted for articles published up to March 2022. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed to compare the relative risk of T1D and DKA among pediatric patients with T1D between the COVID-19 pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. We also compared glucose and HbA1c values in children who were newly diagnosed with T1D before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The global incidence rate of T1D in the 2019 period was 19.73 per 100 000 children and 32.39 per 100 000 in the 2020 period. Compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic, the number of worldwide pediatric new-onset T1D, DKA, and severe DKA during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic increased by 9.5%, 25%, and 19.5%, respectively. Compared with pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, the median glucose, and HbA1c values in newly diagnosed T1D children after the COVID-19 pandemic increased by 6.43% and 6.42%, respectively. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased the risk of global pediatric new-onset T1D, DKA, and severe DKA. Moreover, higher glucose and HbA1c values in newly diagnosed T1D children after the COVID-19 pandemic mandates targeted measures to raise public and physician awareness.
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- Masoud Rahmati
- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human SciencesLorestan UniversityKhoramabadIran
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- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Human SciencesLorestan UniversityKhoramabadIran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Medical CenterKyung Hee University College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Department of Data ScienceSejong University College of Software ConvergenceSeoulRepublic of Korea,Sungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSuwonRepublic of Korea
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- Department of PediatricsYonsei University College of MedicineSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Centre for Health, Performance, and WellbeingAnglia Ruskin UniversityCambridgeUK
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Hernández Herrero M, Terradas Mercader P, Latorre Martinez E, Feliu Rovira A, Rodríguez Zaragoza N, Parada Ricart E. New diagnoses of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children during the COVID-19 pandemic Regional multicenter study in Spain. ENDOCRINOLOGIA, DIABETES Y NUTRICION 2022; 69:709-714. [PMID: 36437196 PMCID: PMC9663746 DOI: 10.1016/j.endien.2021.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study is to determine whether during the year 2020, coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus in children compared to the previous 2 years. It is also to find out if lockdowns and the difficulty providing face-to-face care in the health system have led to children showing more severe symptoms at the time of diagnosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective observational multicenter study of the province of Tarragona where data is collected from new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes mellitus in patients under the age of 15 during the year 2020 and compared with years 2018 and 2019. RESULTS The number of new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes during 2020 was 37 cases compared to 2019 and 2018 which was 23 and 29 respectively. The median age at onset was 9 years, 54% males. There was an increase in new diagnoses in the range of 10 to14-year-olds, with a decrease in the range of 0-4 year-olds. In 2020, the incidence in the group of patients with families from the Maghreb area rose from 52.2 cases per 100,000 population/year (c/105 p-y) in 2019 to 135.8 in 2020. Compared to the previous year, 2020 showed a significant decrease of ketoacidosis at the onset. None of the patients was diagnosed with COVID-19 during admission. CONCLUSION During the year 2020 concurring with the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the number of new diagnoses of type 1 diabetes mellitus in pediatrics. Contrary to expectations, the presentation did not worsen by decreasing the proportions of ketoacidosis at onset. This data would suggest that, although attendance in the different health facilities dropped drastically during the year 2020 at the expense of virtual consultations, health systems and families were able to detect the symptoms of the disease early.
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- María Hernández Herrero
- Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Joan XXIII de Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain,Corresponding author
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- Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Joan XXIII de Tarragona, Tarragona, Spain,Servicio de Pediatría, Pius Hospital de Valls, Tarragona, Spain
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Chandrashekhar Joshi S, Pozzilli P. COVID-19 induced Diabetes: A novel presentation. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2022; 191:110034. [PMID: 35940303 PMCID: PMC9355745 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected patients who had comorbid diabetes mellitus. COVID-19 patients with diabetes experience significantly higher rates of complications and mortality. COVID-induced diabetes is a novel phenomenon observed in critically ill patients. The aims of this review were to explore the literature about COVID-induced diabetes and the pathophysiological mechanisms that could lead to this novel presentation. METHODS A literature search was performed using PUBMED, Google Scholar, MEDLINE and Embase for original studies (meta-analyses, cross-sectional studies, case series, case reports) about new-onset diabetes following COVID infection, and the proposed biochemical pathways behind this presentation. It was assumed that the authors of the studies used the current diagnostic criteria for diagnosis of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. RESULTS COVID-19 causes dysregulation of glucose homeostasis leading to new-onset diabetes and hyperglycaemia. This is also seen in patients with no previous risk factors for diabetes mellitus. The atypical glycaemic parameters and increased rates of DKA suggest that COVID-induced diabetes is a novel form of diabetes. A spectrum of COVID-induced diabetes has also been noted. COVID-induced diabetes is associated with remarkably higher mortality rates and worse outcomes compared to COVID-19 patients with pre-existing diabetes. The novel presentation of COVID-induced diabetes could be due to beta cell damage and insulin resistance caused by SARS-CoV-2. CONCLUSION COVID-induced diabetes is essential to detect early, owing to its implications on prognosis. Further studies must include follow-up of these patients to better understand the trajectory of COVID-induced diabetes and the best management plan. It is also important to assess the beta cell function and insulin resistance of COVID-induced diabetes patients over time to better understand the underlying biochemical mechanisms.
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- The Blizard Institute, Centre of Immunobiology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, UK; Unit of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy.
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Kamrath C, Rosenbauer J, Eckert AJ, Siedler K, Bartelt H, Klose D, Sindichakis M, Herrlinger S, Lahn V, Holl RW. Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: Results From the DPV Registry. Diabetes Care 2022; 45:1762-1771. [PMID: 35043145 DOI: 10.2337/dc21-0969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Germany compared with previous years. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Based on data from the multicenter German Diabetes Prospective Follow-up Registry, we analyzed the incidence of type 1 diabetes per 100,000 patient-years in children and adolescents from 1 January 2020 through 30 June 2021. Using Poisson regression models, expected incidences for 2020/21 were estimated based on the data from 2011 to 2019 and compared with observed incidences in 2020/21 by estimating incidence rate ratios (IRRs) with 95% CIs. RESULTS From 1 January 2020 to 30 June 2021, 5,162 children and adolescents with new-onset type 1 diabetes in Germany were registered. The observed incidence in 2020/21 was significantly higher than the expected incidence (24.4 [95% CI 23.6-25.2] vs. 21.2 [20.5-21.9]; IRR 1.15 [1.10-1.20]; P < 0.001). IRRs were significantly elevated in June 2020 (IRR 1.43 [1.07-1.90]; P = 0.003), July 2020 (IRR 1.48 [1.12-1.96]; P < 0.001), March 2021 (IRR 1.29 [1.01-1.65]; P = 0.028), and June 2021 (IRR 1.39 [1.04-1.85]; P = 0.010). CONCLUSIONS A significant increase in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in the peak incidence of type 1 diabetes by ∼3 months after the peak COVID-19 incidence and also after pandemic containment measures. The underlying causes are yet unknown. However, indirect rather than direct effects of the pandemic are more likely to be the cause.
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- Clemens Kamrath
- Center of Child and Adolescent Medicine, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Biometrics and Epidemiology, German Diabetes Center, Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research, Heinrich Heine University Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Central Institute of Biomedical Technology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helios Clinics Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany
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- Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Children's Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Klinikum Traunstein, Traunstein, Germany
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- Professor Hess Parent-Child Center, Bremen Central Clinic, Bremen, Germany
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- German Center for Diabetes Research, Munich-Neuherberg, Germany.,Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry, Central Institute of Biomedical Technology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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Presentations of children to emergency departments across Europe and the COVID-19 pandemic: A multinational observational study. PLoS Med 2022; 19:e1003974. [PMID: 36026507 PMCID: PMC9467376 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND During the initial phase of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, reduced numbers of acutely ill or injured children presented to emergency departments (EDs). Concerns were raised about the potential for delayed and more severe presentations and an increase in diagnoses such as diabetic ketoacidosis and mental health issues. This multinational observational study aimed to study the number of children presenting to EDs across Europe during the early COVID-19 pandemic and factors influencing this and to investigate changes in severity of illness and diagnoses. METHODS AND FINDINGS Routine health data were extracted retrospectively from electronic patient records of children aged 18 years and under, presenting to 38 EDs in 16 European countries for the period January 2018 to May 2020, using predefined and standardized data domains. Observed and predicted numbers of ED attendances were calculated for the period February 2020 to May 2020. Poisson models and incidence rate ratios (IRRs), using predicted counts for each site as offset to adjust for case-mix differences, were used to compare age groups, diagnoses, and outcomes. Reductions in pediatric ED attendances, hospital admissions, and high triage urgencies were seen in all participating sites. ED attendances were relatively higher in countries with lower SARS-CoV-2 prevalence (IRR 2.26, 95% CI 1.90 to 2.70, p < 0.001) and in children aged <12 months (12 to <24 months IRR 0.86, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.89; 2 to <5 years IRR 0.80, 95% CI 0.78 to 0.82; 5 to <12 years IRR 0.68, 95% CI 0.67 to 0.70; 12 to 18 years IRR 0.72, 95% CI 0.70 to 0.74; versus age <12 months as reference group, p < 0.001). The lowering of pediatric intensive care admissions was not as great as that of general admissions (IRR 1.30, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.45, p < 0.001). Lower triage urgencies were reduced more than higher triage urgencies (urgent triage IRR 1.10, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.12; emergent and very urgent triage IRR 1.53, 95% CI 1.49 to 1.57; versus nonurgent triage category, p < 0.001). Reductions were highest and sustained throughout the study period for children with communicable infectious diseases. The main limitation was the retrospective nature of the study, using routine clinical data from a wide range of European hospitals and health systems. CONCLUSIONS Reductions in ED attendances were seen across Europe during the first COVID-19 lockdown period. More severely ill children continued to attend hospital more frequently compared to those with minor injuries and illnesses, although absolute numbers fell. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN91495258 https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN91495258.
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Denina M, Trada M, Tinti D, Funiciello E, Novara C, Moretto M, Rosati S, Garazzino S, Bondone C, De Sanctis L. Increase in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes and serological evidence of recent SARS-CoV-2 infection: Is there a connection? Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:927099. [PMID: 35966867 PMCID: PMC9371320 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.927099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Several studies have investigated the correlation between the COVID-19 pandemic and the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children, reporting an increased incidence of T1D and severe diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). This study aimed to investigate the infection by SARS-CoV-2 in children with newly-diagnosed T1D to explore a possible link between SARS-CoV-2 infection, T1D and DKA. Thirty-nine children with a T1D new onset between October 15, 2020, and April 15, 2021, were enrolled. SARS-CoV-2 infection was investigated through a polymerase chain reaction on the nasal swab, dosage of specific antibodies, and an anamnestic question form. Nine (23%) of them had antibodies directed toward SARS-CoV-2, and five (12%) had a history of recent SARS-CoV-2 infection in themselves or in their family. No molecular swabs were positive. Compared to the general pediatric population, the overall incidence of COVID-19 was 5.6 times higher in the T1D patients' group (p < 0.00001). Referring only to the cases in the metropolitan area, we find a net increase in the incidence of T1D compared to the 5 years preceding our study, by 50% compared to the same months in 2016/2017 and 2017/2018, by 69% compared to 2018/2019 and by 77% compared to 2019/2020. The same trend was observed regarding DKA cases. The attributable risk of the pandemic cohort compared to the previous year is 44%. The abnormal disproportion of SARS-CoV-2 infection between children with T1D and the pediatric reference population, with a ratio of 5.6, appears to support the causative role of SARS-CoV-2 in triggering the immune response underlying diabetes, as often described for other viral infections. The difficulty accessing care services during the pandemic, with a consequent diagnosis delay, does not justify the increase in observed T1D cases, which could to be directly linked to the pandemic. The acceleration of the immune process provoked by SARS-CoV-2 may play a suggestive role in the development of T1D with DKA. Multicenter studies are needed to deepen and fully understand the pathophysiological link between SARS-CoV-2 and the onset of T1D in children.
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- Marco Denina
- Department of Pediatric Emergency, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- *Correspondence: Marco Denina
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Diabetology, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Diabetology, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Public Health, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Public Health, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics and Public Health, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Center of Pediatric Diabetology, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Vorgučin I, Savin M, Stanković Đ, Miljković D, Ilić T, Simić D, Vrebalov M, Milanović B, Barišić N, Stojanović V, Vijatov-Đurić G, Koprivšek K, Vilotijević-Dautović G, Antić J. Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Characteristics of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children and Adolescents during the First Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Vojvodina. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:medicina58081013. [PMID: 36013479 PMCID: PMC9415410 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58081013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes globally, which has also affected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This study aimed to determine the incidence of T1DM and the characteristics of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) during the pandemic comparing it to pre-pandemic period. Materials and Methods: Data from patients <19 years with newly diagnosed T1DM between 1st January 2017 and 31st December 2021 from four regional centers in Vojvodina were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Results: In 2021, the highest incidence of T1DM in the last five years was recorded, 17.3/100,000. During the pandemic period (2020−2021), there were 99 new-onset T1DM, of which 42.4% presented in DKA, which is significantly higher than in the pre-pandemic period (34.1%). During the pandemic, symptom duration of T1DM lasted significantly longer than before the COVID-19 period. At the age of 10−14 years, the highest incidence of T1DM and COVID-19, the highest frequency rate of DKA, and severe DKA were observed. Conclusions: The pandemic is associated with a high incidence rate of T1DM, longer duration of symptoms of T1DM, a high frequency of DKA, and a severe DKA at diagnosis. Patients aged 10−14 years are a risk group for the occurrence of T1DM with severe clinical presentation. Additional studies are needed with a longer study period and in a wider geographical area, with data on exposure to COVID-19 infection, the permanence of new-onset T1DM, and the psychosocial impact of the pandemic.
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- Ivana Vorgučin
- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
- Correspondence: (I.V.); (Đ.S.); Tel.: +381-21-4880-468 (I.V.)
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Correspondence: (I.V.); (Đ.S.); Tel.: +381-21-4880-468 (I.V.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- General Hospital Subotica, 24000 Subotica, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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- Institute for Child and Youth Health Care of Vojvodina, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia; (M.S.); (B.M.); (N.B.); (V.S.); (G.V.-Đ.); (K.K.); (G.V.-D.); (J.A.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia;
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Alassaf A, Gharaibeh L, Ibrahim S, Daher A, Irsheid A, Albaramki J, Odeh R. Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on presentation and referral patterns of newly diagnosed children with type 1 diabetes in a developing country. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2022; 35:859-866. [PMID: 35607289 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2022-0136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), had a great impact on patients worldwide, including those with chronic diseases. We aim to study the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on presentation patterns of patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Jordan, as an example a developing country with limited resources. METHODS Medical charts were reviewed for patients presented with new-onset T1D to Jordan University hospital during the first year of pandemic and the preceding year. Categorical data were compared using Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher's exact test. Continuous data were compared using the Independent Sample t-Test. RESULTS A total of 137 children were diagnosed with T1D during the study period, with 60.6% of those children were diagnosed in the pre-pandemic year compared to 39.4% during the first year of pandemic, p-value=0.013. Percentage of patients diagnosed with DKA as first presentation of T1D during the pre-pandemic year was 34.9% compared to 51.9% during the pandemic year, p-value=0.049. Significant differences in family monthly income (p-value=0.006) and paternal education level (p-value=0.036) were found between children with DKA and those without DKA in the pre-pandemic year, but they were not significant during the pandemic year. CONCLUSIONS The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic had affected presentation pattern of newly diagnosed T1D patients, manifested by lower number of children diagnosed with T1D and higher percentage of DKA as first presentation compared to the preceding year. Health care services should be at utmost preparedness for possible future waves and other pandemics.
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- Abeer Alassaf
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Pharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya, Amman University, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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Leiva-Gea I, Antúnez Fernández C, Cardona-Hernandez R, Ferrer Lozano M, Bahíllo-Curieses P, Arroyo-Díez J, Clemente León M, Martín-Frías M, Conde Barreiro S, Mingorance Delgado A, Pérez Sánchez J. Increased Presentation of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Changes in Age and Month of Type 1 Diabetes at Onset during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain. J Clin Med 2022; 11:4338. [PMID: 35893428 PMCID: PMC9369057 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11154338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown measures on the presenting characteristics (age at diagnosis, severity, monthly distribution) of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in Spanish children. Research Design and Methods: An ambispective observational multicenter study was conducted in nine Spanish tertiary-level hospitals between January 2015 and March 2021. Inclusion criteria: new cases of type 1 diabetes in children (0-14 years) recording age, sex, date of diagnosis, presence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at onset, and severity of DKA. Data were compared before and during the pandemic. Results: We registered 1444 new cases of type 1 diabetes in children: 1085 in the pre-pandemic period (2015-2019) and 359 during the pandemic (2020-March 2021). There was a significant increase in the group aged ≤4 years in the pandemic period (chi-squared = 10.986, df 2, p = 0.0041). In 2020-2021, cases of DKA increased significantly by 12% (95% CI: 7.2-20.4%), with a higher percentage of moderate and severe DKA, although this increase was not significant. In 2020, there was a sharp decrease in the number of cases in March, with a progressive increase from May through November, higher than in the same months of the period 2015-2019, highlighting the increase in the number of cases in June, September, and November. The first three months of 2021 showed a different trend to that observed both in the years 2015-2019 and in 2020, with a marked increase in the number of cases. Conclusions: A change in monthly distribution was described, with an increase in DKA at onset of type 1 diabetes. No differences were found in severity, although there were differences in the age distribution, with an increase in the number of cases in children under 4 years of age.
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- Isabel Leiva-Gea
- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Regional de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), 29590 Málaga, Spain
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Passeig Sant Joan de Déu 2, 08950 Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, 47003 Valladolid, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Materno Infantil de Badajoz, 06010 Badajoz, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Institut de Recerca, Hospital Vall d’Hebron, Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Autonomous University, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, 03010 Alicante, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Consorci Coprporació Sanitaria Parc Tauli, 08208 Sabadell, Spain
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Behera RK, Bala PK, Rana NP, Dwivedi YK. Assessing the influence of COVID-19 protocol on online health information seeking intention of athletes in India. BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 2022. [DOI: 10.1108/bij-11-2021-0718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PurposeThe Internet is used as a tool to seek health information by individuals. Mental health concerns are the high prevalence of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and preventive steps are required to curb the illness. Therefore, to gain more insight into health concerns, it is now a common practice to seek health information on the Internet. This study propose an integrated theoretical model to explore the relationship between COVID-19 protocols and perceived online trust with online health information seeking intention (OHISI) and a moderating effect of perceived severity and perceived urgency.Design/methodology/approachData are collected from 325 athletes in the category of individual and team sports through an online survey in a Likert-scale questionnaire. The analysis is performed with a quantitative methodology.FindingsThe study reveals the bright side of online health information (OHI), which brings athletes together and has played out with virtual happy hours, meetings and events. The bright side of OHI reflects social, cultural, technological and economic benefits. An OHI chatbot offers bright personalised side information to the individual seeker, which is more convenient and efficient than human capabilities.Originality/valueThe pivotal contribution is the integrated theoretical framework that is derived from multidisciplinary literature to capture the complexity of OHI. Also, it conceptualises the constructs in the context of OHI and COVID-19.
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Friedrichs P, Hauner H, Schmidt K. Lebenssituation und Versorgung von Menschen mit Diabetes mellitus: Ein Scoping Review zu den Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie in Deutschland. DIABETOL STOFFWECHS 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1837-2153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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ZusammenfassungDie vorliegende Arbeit dient als Bestandsaufnahme der Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf die Lebens- und Versorgungssituation von Menschen mit Diabetes mellitus in Deutschland. Dazu wurde eine systematische Recherche nach Art eines Scoping Reviews durchgeführt. Zum einen wurde eine systematische Literaturrecherche in wissenschaftlichen Datenbanken nach empirischen Studien und mit anderen Suchinstrumenten nach nicht-empirischen Publikationen durchgeführt. Zum anderen wurden Routinedaten (z.B. GKV-Routinedaten, Daten aus Patientenregistern, vertragsärztliche Abrechnungs- und Arzneiversorgungsdaten) bei Krankenkassen, Patientenregistern oder anderen Institutionen angefragt, um Rückschlüsse auf die Versorgungssituation von Menschen mit Diabetes zu gewinnen.Bei der Literaturrecherche wurden insgesamt 53 Veröffentlichungen (12 empirische Studien und 41 andere Publikationen) identifiziert und in die Datenextraktion eingeschlossen. Die empirischen Studien wurden zudem qualitativ bewertet. Aufgrund der geringen Anzahl empirischer Studien und ihrer niedrigen Qualität sind die Evidenzlücken zu den Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf die Versorgung von Menschen mit Diabetes groß. Allerdings liefern die empirischen Studien Anhaltspunkte dafür, dass sich die Pandemie auf die Inanspruchnahme von diabetesspezifischen Leistungen negativ ausgewirkt hat. Die Studien zeigen weniger Neu- und Wiedereinschreibungen in Disease-Management-Programme (DMP) für Diabetes; weniger Änderungen bei Verordnungen von blutglukosesenkenden Medikamenten; weniger Diabetes-Diagnosen und eine höhere Rate von diabetischen Ketoazidosen bei Kindern und Jugendlichen. Weiter zeigte sich, dass die COVID-19-Pandemie die Nutzung digitaler Möglichkeiten bei der Versorgung von Menschen mit Diabetes gefördert hat. Die Recherche nach Routinedaten blieb hingegen ergebnislos. Zusammenfassend fanden sich nur wenige belastbare Daten zu den Auswirkungen der COVID-19-Pandemie auf die Versorgung von Menschen mit Diabetes in Deutschland.
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- Institut für Ernährungsmedizin, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München, Germany
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Kossiva L, Korona A, Kafassi N, Karanasios S, Karavanaki K. Familial autoimmunity in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and its associations with the severity of clinical presentation at diabetes diagnosis and with coexisting autoimmunity. Hormones (Athens) 2022; 21:277-285. [PMID: 35254657 PMCID: PMC8900107 DOI: 10.1007/s42000-022-00358-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim was to evaluate the impact of familial autoimmunity on the age and severity of type 1 diabetes (T1D) presentation and on the coexistence of other autoimmune diseases. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the medical records of 121 children/adolescents (male: 63) followed in our Diabetic Clinic from 2002 to 2016. RESULTS Seventy-six patients (62.8%) had at least one relative with an autoimmune disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis (49.5%) and T1D (22.3%) being the commonest. Children with familial autoimmunity were younger at T1D diagnosis (mean age ± SD) (6.766 ± 3.75). Median fasting c-peptide levels at presentation were not related to familial autoimmunity. Patients with familial autoimmunity more often exhibited GADA autoantibody positivity at diagnosis. The larger the number of the patient's relatives diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, the higher were the patient's GADA levels (Spearman's rho test = 0.19, p = 0.049). Children with a first-degree relative with autoimmunity had a coexisting autoimmune disorder at a significantly higher percentage (p = 0.016). Family history of autoimmunity was negatively associated with the presence of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) (p = 0.024). Patients with a relative with T1D less frequently exhibited DKA at diagnosis (12.8 vs. 87.2%, p = 0.003). The presence of DKA was associated with younger age (p = 0.05) and lower c-peptide levels (p = 0.033). CONCLUSIONS Familial autoimmunity was present in 62.8% of children with T1D, autoimmune thyroiditis and T1D being the two most frequent familial autoimmune diseases. Familial autoimmunity reduced the risk of DKA at diagnosis, but these patients were younger and had higher levels of pancreatic autoantibodies and a greater risk of developing additional autoimmune diseases.
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- Lydia Kossiva
- Diabetic Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, A. Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, 'P. &, 2nd, Athens, Greece.
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- Diabetic Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, A. Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, 'P. &, 2nd, Athens, Greece
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- Diabetic Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, A. Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, 'P. &, 2nd, Athens, Greece
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- Diabetic Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, A. Kyriakou' Children's Hospital, 'P. &, 2nd, Athens, Greece
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Wolf RM, Noor N, Izquierdo R, Jett D, Rewers A, Majidi S, Sheanon N, Breidbart E, Demeterco‐Berggren C, Lee JM, Kamboj MK, Ebekozien O. Increase in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in youth during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: A multi-center analysis. Pediatr Diabetes 2022; 23:433-438. [PMID: 35218124 PMCID: PMC9115477 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.13328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND An increase in newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D) has been posited during the COVID-19 pandemic, but data are conflicting. We aimed to determine trends in newly diagnosed T1D and severity of presentation at diagnosis for pediatric and adolescent patients during COVID-19 (2020) as compared to the previous year (2019) in a multi-center analysis across the United States. METHODS This retrospective study from seven centers in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI) included data on new onset T1D diagnosis and proportion in DKA at diagnosis from January 1 to December 31, 2020, compared to the prior year. Chi-square tests were used to compare differences in patient characteristics during the pandemic period compared to the prior year. RESULTS Across seven sites, there were 1399 newly diagnosed T1D patients in 2020, compared to 1277 in 2019 (p = 0.007). A greater proportion of newly diagnosed patients presented in DKA in 2020 compared to 2019 (599/1399(42.8%) vs. 493/1277(38.6%), p = 0.02), with a higher proportion presenting with severe DKA (p = 0.01) as characterized by a pH <7.1 and/or bicarbonate of <5 mmol/L. Monthly data trends demonstrated a higher number of new T1D diagnoses over the spring and summer months (March to September) of 2020 compared to 2019 (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS We found an increase in newly diagnosed T1D and a greater proportion presenting in DKA at diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the prior year. Future longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these findings with population level data and determine the long-term impact of COVID-19 on diabetes trends.
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- Risa M. Wolf
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric EndocrinologyJohns Hopkins MedicineBaltimoreMarylandUSA
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- SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuseNew YorkUSA
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhioUSA
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- Mott Children's Hospital, Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research CenterUniversity of MichiganAnn ArborMichiganUSA
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- T1D ExchangeBostonMassachusettsUSA,University of Mississippi Medical CenterJacksonMississippiUSA
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Zhang J, Shu T, Zhu R, Yang F, Zhang B, Lai X. The Long-Term Effect of COVID-19 Disease Severity on Risk of Diabetes Incidence and the Near 1-Year Follow-Up Outcomes among Postdischarge Patients in Wuhan. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11113094. [PMID: 35683480 PMCID: PMC9181214 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11113094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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We assessed the nearly 1-year health consequences following discharge and related risk factors of COVID-19 infection and further explored the long-term effect of COVID-19 disease severity on the risk of diabetes incidence. This prospective study included 248 COVID-19 patients discharged from Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine who were followed up between 1 March and 10 June 2021. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate risk factors. The top ten symptoms were shortness of breath (30.3%), sore or dry throat (25.7%), cough (23.2%), expectoration (23.2%), body pain (22.3%), chest tightness (20.8%), palpitations (17.8%), sleep difficulties (17.0%), fatigue (16.6%), and anxiety (15.3%). Hypertension was associated with fatigue (OR = 2.51, 95% CI: 1.08, 5.80), shortness of breath (OR = 2.34, 95% CI: 1.16, 4.69), palpitations (OR = 2.82, 95% CI: 1.26, 6.31), expectoration (OR = 2.08, 95% CI: 1.01, 4.30), and sore or dry throat (OR = 2.71, 95% CI: 1.30, 5.65). Diabetes was associated with palpitations (OR = 3.22, 95% CI: 1.18, 8.81). Critical illness was associated with an increased risk of diabetes incidence after discharge (OR = 2.90, 95% CI: 1.07, 7.88), which seemed more evident in males. Long COVID-19 symptoms were common at 1-year postdischarge; hypertension and diabetes could be projected as potential risk factors. We are among the first researchers to find that critical illness is associated with incident diabetes after discharge.
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- Jun Zhang
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430022, China; (J.Z.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430022, China; (J.Z.); (T.S.)
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430022, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; (F.Y.); (B.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300193, China; (F.Y.); (B.Z.)
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Health Effects of Environmental Pollution, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan 430030, China
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Lah Tomulić K, Matko L, Verbić A, Milardović A, Severinski S, Kolić I, Baraba Dekanić K, Šerifi S, Butorac Ahel I. Epidemiologic Characteristics of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treated in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in a 10-Year-Period: Single Centre Experience in Croatia. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:638. [PMID: 35630055 PMCID: PMC9143855 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58050638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Objectives: The incidence of severe and moderate forms of DKA as the initial presentation of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) is increasing, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This poses a higher risk of developing cerebral edema as a complication of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), as well as morbidity and mortality rates. The aim of this study was to determine the trend and clinical features of children treated in the last 10 years in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) due to the development of DKA. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was performed in the PICU, Clinical Hospital Centre Rijeka, in Croatia. All children diagnosed with DKA from 2011-2020 were included in this study. Data were received from hospital medical documentation and patient paper history. The number of new cases and severity of DKA were identified and classified using recent International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) guidelines. Results: In this investigation period, 194 children with newly diagnosed T1D were admitted to our hospital: 58 of them were treated in the PICU due to DKA; 48 had newly diagnosed T1D (48/58); and ten previously diagnosed T1D (10/58). DKA as the initial presentation of T1D was diagnosed in 24.7% (48/194). Moderate or severe dehydration was present in 76% of the children at hospital admission. Polyuria, polydipsia, and Kussmaul breathing were the most common signs. Three patients (5.2%) developed cerebral edema, of whom one died. Conclusions: During the investigation period a rising trend in T1D was noted, especially in 2020. About one quarter of children with T1D presented with DKA at initial diagnosis in western Croatia, most of them with a severe form. Good education of the general population, along with the patients and families of children with diabetes, is crucial to prevent the development of DKA and thus reduce severe complications.
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- Kristina Lah Tomulić
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (A.V.); (A.M.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (L.M.); (S.S.); (K.B.D.); (S.Š.); (I.B.A.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (L.M.); (S.S.); (K.B.D.); (S.Š.); (I.B.A.)
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (A.V.); (A.M.)
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (A.V.); (A.M.)
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (L.M.); (S.S.); (K.B.D.); (S.Š.); (I.B.A.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (L.M.); (S.S.); (K.B.D.); (S.Š.); (I.B.A.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (L.M.); (S.S.); (K.B.D.); (S.Š.); (I.B.A.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (L.M.); (S.S.); (K.B.D.); (S.Š.); (I.B.A.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; (L.M.); (S.S.); (K.B.D.); (S.Š.); (I.B.A.)
- Department of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Center Rijeka, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia;
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Passanisi S, Salzano G, Aloe M, Bombaci B, Citriniti F, De Berardinis F, De Marco R, Lazzaro N, Lia MC, Lia R, Mammì F, Stamati FA, Toscano RMR, Ventrici C, Iafusco D, Lombardo F. Increasing trend of type 1 diabetes incidence in the pediatric population of the Calabria region in 2019-2021. Ital J Pediatr 2022; 48:66. [PMID: 35509062 PMCID: PMC9066995 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-022-01264-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although type 1 diabetes (T1D) represents one of the most common chronic diseases in pediatric age, few studies on the epidemiology of T1D exist globally and the exact prevalence and incidence rates of the disease are unknown. In many countries, including Italy, national registries are missing. METHODS This study aims to assess T1D incidence in the pediatric population of the Calabria region (southern Italy) in the period 2019-2021. The secondary objective was to describe the main demographical, clinical and immunological features of incident cases. Case ascertainment and all clinical data were assessed by retrospectively reviewing the electronic medical records of children and adolescents diagnosed with diabetes at any Pediatric Diabetes Center belonging to the Rete Diabetologica Calabrese (Calabria Region Diabetes Network), from January 2019 to December 2021. The incidence of T1D was estimated for the entire region and was stratified according to age group (0-4 years, 5-9 years, and 10-14 years) and gender. Standardized incidence ratios for each province in the region were also calculated. RESULTS The crude incidence of T1D was 20.6/100,000 person/years. Incidence rates were higher among females and children aged 5-9 years. The crude incidence of T1D was higher in the province of Reggio Calabria (26.5/100,000 person-years). The provinces of Crotone, Catanzaro, and Vibo Valentia showed significantly lower standardized incidence ratios. The annual incidence in the region progressively increased by 43% during the study period. CONCLUSIONS Our study revealed a relatively high incidence in the Calabria region. The marked increasing incidence trend over the past two years could be related to the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but further long-scale population-based studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Stefano Passanisi
- Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98124, Messina, ME, Italy.
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- Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98124, Messina, ME, Italy
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- S.O.C Pediatria, Ospedale Civile "Giovanni Paolo II", Lamezia Terme, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98124, Messina, ME, Italy
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- U.O.C. Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera "Pugliese", Catanzaro, Italy
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- S.O.C. Di Pediatria, Ospedale San Giovanni Di Dio, Crotone, Italy
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- U.O.C. Pediatria, Azienda Ospedaliera "BMM", Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- S.O.C. Pediatria E Neonatologia, Ospedale Civile Di Locri, Locri, Italy
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- S.O.C. Pediatria E Neonatologia, Ospedale Civile Di Locri, Locri, Italy
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- S.O.C. Pediatria E Neonatologia, Ospedale Civile Ferrari, Castrovillari, Italy
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- S.O.C. Pediatria E Neonatologia, Ospedale Civile "Iazzolino", Vibo Valentia, Italy
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- S.O.C. Pediatria E Neonatologia, Ospedale Civile "Santa Maria Degli Ungheresi", Polistena, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and of General and Specialized Surgery, Università Degli Studi Della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Human Pathology in Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98124, Messina, ME, Italy
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Holly JMP. Commentary: A Machine-Generated View of the Role of Blood Glucose Levels in the Severity of COVID-19. A Metabolic Endocrinology Perspective. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:877973. [PMID: 35574035 PMCID: PMC9097450 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.877973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- Jeff M. P. Holly
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Translational Health Science, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Qeadan F, Tingey B, Egbert J, Pezzolesi MG, Burge MR, Peterson KA, Honda T. The associations between COVID-19 diagnosis, type 1 diabetes, and the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis: A nationwide cohort from the US using the Cerner Real-World Data. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266809. [PMID: 35439266 PMCID: PMC9017888 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of new-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) diagnosis following COVID-19 diagnosis and the impact of COVID-19 diagnosis on the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in patients with prior T1D diagnosis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Retrospective data consisting of 27,292,879 patients from the Cerner Real-World Data were used. Odds ratios, overall and stratified by demographic predictors, were calculated to assess associations between COVID-19 and T1D. Odds ratios from multivariable logistic regression models, adjusted for demographic and clinical predictors, were calculated to assess adjusted associations between COVID-19 and DKA. Multiple imputation with multivariate imputation by chained equations (MICE) was used to account for missing data. RESULTS The odds of developing new-onset T1D significantly increased in patients with COVID-19 diagnosis (OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.38, 1.46) compared to those without COVID-19. Risk varied by demographic groups, with the largest risk among pediatric patients ages 0-1 years (OR: 6.84, 95% CI: 2.75, 17.02) American Indian/Alaskan Natives (OR: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.86, 2.82), Asian or Pacific Islanders (OR: 2.01, 95% CI: 1.61, 2.53), older adult patients ages 51-65 years (OR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.66, 1.88), those living in the Northeast (OR: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.61, 1.81), those living in the West (OR: 1.65, 95% CI: 1.56, 1.74), and Black patients (OR: 1.59, 95% CI: 1.47, 1.71). Among patients with diagnosed T1D at baseline (n = 55,359), 26.7% (n = 14,759) were diagnosed with COVID-19 over the study period. The odds of developing DKA for those with COVID-19 were significantly higher (OR 2.26, 95% CI: 2.04, 2.50) than those without COVID-19, and the largest risk was among patients with higher Elixhauser Comorbidity Index. CONCLUSIONS COVID-19 diagnosis is associated with significantly increased risk of new-onset T1D, and American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Black populations are disproportionately at risk. In patients with pre-existing T1D, the risk of developing DKA is significantly increased following COVID-19 diagnosis.
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- Fares Qeadan
- Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola Univesity Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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- Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola Univesity Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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- Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola Univesity Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Gerganova A, Assyov Y, Kamenov Z. Stress Hyperglycemia, Diabetes Mellitus and COVID-19 Infection: Risk Factors, Clinical Outcomes and Post-Discharge Implications. FRONTIERS IN CLINICAL DIABETES AND HEALTHCARE 2022; 3:826006. [PMID: 36992767 PMCID: PMC10012081 DOI: 10.3389/fcdhc.2022.826006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The novel severe acute respiratory distress syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused one of the most substantial pandemics that has affected humanity in the last century. At the time of the preparation of this review, it has caused the death of around 5 million people around the globe. There is ample evidence linking higher mortality risk rates from Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) with male gender, advancing age and comorbidities, such as obesity, arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. Hyperglycemia has been found to be accompanying COVID-19 not only in individuals with overt diabetes. Many authors claim that blood glucose levels should also be monitored in non-diabetic patients; moreover, it has been confirmed that hyperglycemia worsens the prognosis even without pre-existing diabetes. The pathophysiological mechanisms behind this phenomenon are complex, remain controversial, and are poorly understood. Hyperglycemia in the setting of COVID-19 could be a consequence of deterioration in pre-existing diabetes, new-onset diabetes, stress-induced or iatrogenic due to substantial usage of corticosteroids within the context of a severe COVID-19 infection. It is also plausible that it might be a result of adipose tissue dysfunction and insulin resistance. Last but not least, SARS-CoV-2 is also claimed to trigger sporadically direct β-cell destruction and β-cell autoimmunity. Pending further validations with longitudinal data are needed to legitimize COVID-19 as a potential risk factor for the development of diabetes. Hereby, we present an emphasized critical review of the available clinical data in an attempt to unravel the complex mechanisms behind hyperglycemia in COVID-19 infection. The secondary endpoint was to evaluate the bidirectional relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus. As the worldwide pandemic is still expanding, demand for answering these questions is arising. It will be of immense help for the management of COVID-19 patients, as well as for the implementation of post-discharge policies for patients with a high risk of developing diabetes.
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- Antonina Gerganova
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Clinic of Endocrinology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Clinic of Endocrinology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
- Clinic of Endocrinology, University Hospital Alexandrovska, Sofia, Bulgaria
- *Correspondence: Zdravko Kamenov, orcid.org/0000-0002-4829-9449
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