Ketoacidosis in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany
Clemens Kamrath, Kirsten Mönkemöller, Torben Biester, Tilman Rohrer, Katharina Warncke, Johanna Hammersen, Reinhard W. Holl
Abstract
This study uses diabetes registry data to compare the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children and adolescents at time of type 1 diabetes diagnosis in Germany during the first 2 months of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic vs the same time period in 2018 and 2019.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineDiabetic ketoacidosisPandemicType 1 diabetesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Diabetes mellitusPediatrics2019-20 coronavirus outbreakKetoacidosisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DiseaseType 2 diabetesInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)VirologyEndocrinologyOutbreakDiabetes and associated disordersDiabetes Management and ResearchPancreatic function and diabetes