The excess insulin requirement in severe COVID‐19 compared to non‐COVID‐19 viral pneumonitis is related to the severity of respiratory failure and pre‐existing diabetes
Abstract Introduction Severe COVID‐19 has been anecdotally associated with high insulin requirements. It has been proposed that this may be driven by a direct diabetogenic effect of the virus that is unique to SARS‐CoV‐2, but evidence to support this is limited. To explore this, we compared insulin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.228 |