The Severity of COVID-19 in Diabetes Patients.

AIMS: Diabetic patients are significantly stimulated by COVID-19 infection. The dreadful risk of COVID-19 mortality may be affected. In order to preserve precious lives, it is essential to comprehend how diabetes and COVID-19 are related, as well as how to manage diabetes. We aimed to focus on the mechanism, impact, and drug treatment of diabetes in COVID-19 patients.

METHODS

A comprehensive scrutiny of the published literature in diverse pharmaceutical and medical databases such as Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, DOAJ etc., were successfully conducted and classified accordingly.

RESULTS

We discussed the severity of COVID-19 in diabetes patients. A patient with diabetes has a higher risk of COVID-19 mortality by influencing the development and prognosis of the disease. The recommended drugs for diabetes treatment in COVID-19 may reduce COVID-19 mortality.

CONCLUSION

Metabolic syndrome diabetes is a risk factor enhancing the development and diagnosis of COVID-19. In order to treat diabetic patients who have COVID-19 infection, insulin is preferable over oral hypoglycemic medications.