Guidelines for the management of diabetes services and patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

G. Rayman, A. Lumb, B. Kennon, C. Cottrell, D. Nagi, E. Page, D. Voigt, H. Courtney, H. Atkins, J. Platts, K. Higgins, K. Dhatariya, M. Patel, P. Narendran, P. Kar, P. Newland-Jones, R. Stewart, O. Burr, S. Thomas

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Abstract

The UK National Diabetes Inpatient COVID Response Group was formed at the end of March 2020 to support the provision of diabetes inpatient care during the COVID pandemic. It was formed in response to two emerging needs. First to ensure that basic diabetes services are secured and maintained at a time when there was a call for re-deployment to support the need for general medical expertise across secondary care services. The second was to provide simple safe diabetes guidelines for use by specialists and non-specialists treating inpatients with or suspected of COVID-19 infection. To date the group, comprising UK-based specialists in diabetes, pharmacy and psychology, have produced two sets of guidelines which will be continually revised as new evidence emerges. It is supported by Diabetes UK, the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and NHS England.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1087-1089
Number of pages3
JournalDiabetic Medicine
Volume37
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We would like to thank London Inpatient Diabetes Network-COVID-19 for sharing their experiences in managing people with diabetes and COVID-19.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Diabetes UK

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Endocrinology

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