The endocrine and metabolic link between COVID-19, diabetes and obesity

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2. High age, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity are risk factors for severe COVID-19 with increased mortality. In this review, we discuss potential mechanisms by which diabetes and obesity modulate the host viral interactions and host-immune response. Glucose levels should be monitored rigorously, and patient-tailored aggressive treatment of hyperglycaemia is recommended, often with the use of insulin. Persons with diabetes and obesity are susceptible to severe outcomes from COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:182

Enthalten in:

Ugeskrift for laeger - 182(2020), 29 vom: 13. Juli

Sprache:

Dänisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Weis, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Thorsteinsson, Kristina [VerfasserIn]
Martinussen, Christoffer [VerfasserIn]
Madsbad, Sten [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Insulin
Journal Article
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.08.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313103798