Los retos del cuidado de las personas con diabetes durante el estado de emergencia nacional por la COVID-19 en Lima, Perú: recomendaciones para la atención primaria
M. Amalia Pesantes, María Lazo‐Porras, María Kathia Cárdenas, Francisco Diez‐Canseco, Jessica Hanae Zafra‐Tanaka, Rodrigo M. Carrillo‐Larco, Antonio Bernabé‐Ortiz, Germán Málaga, J. Jaime Miranda
Abstract
Patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus, who then become infected with SARS-CoV-2, are at greater risk of developing complications from COVID-19, which may even lead to death. Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires continuous contact with healthcare facilities; therefore, this type of patients should have regular access to medicines, tests and appointments with healthcare personnel. In Peru, care and treatment continuity have been affected since the national state of emergency due to COVID-19 began; because many healthcare facilities suspended outpatient consultations. The strategies presented in this study were developed by different Peruvian health providers in the pandemic context to ensure care continuity for people with diabetes. This article provides recommendations to strengthen primary healthcare, because it is the first level of healthcare contact for patients with diabetes.