Being caught in the perfect storm of a diabetes epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic: What should we do for our patients?

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 is spreading rapidly around the world, and the number of related deaths is also increasing. In particular, diabetes patients have shown more severe conditions and a higher mortality rate related to COVID-19, and as no effective treatment or vaccine has been developed yet, efforts to prevent infection are very important. The most important steps to prevent infection are social distancing, wearing a mask and performing proper hand hygiene, and also telemedicine can be used to resolve the physical and psychological barriers to access to medical institutions for diabetes patients.