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ArticleDiabetology & metabolic syndrome2024

Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a 5-year cohort follow-up managed by a dynamic multidisciplinary team in Northeastern Mexico.

Devany Paola Morales-Rodriguez, Arnulfo González-Cantú, Arnulfo Garza-Silva, Andrea Rivera-Cavazos, Iván Francisco Fernández-Chau, Andrea Belinda Cepeda-Medina, Miguel Angel Sanz-Sánchez, Gerardo Francisco Del Rio-Parra, María Angelina Torres-Fuentes, Miguel Assael Rodriguez-Puente and 1 more

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Article in Diabetology & metabolic syndrome, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Glycemic control of type 2 diabetes: primary care pre-pandemic versus COVID-19 pandemic].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Devany Paola Morales-RodriguezReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Arnulfo González-CantúReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Arnulfo Garza-SilvaReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Andrea Rivera-CavazosReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Iván Francisco Fernández-ChauReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Andrea Belinda Cepeda-MedinaReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Miguel Angel Sanz-SánchezReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Gerardo Francisco Del Rio-ParraMedical School, Vicerrectoria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
María Angelina Torres-FuentesMedical School, Vicerrectoria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Miguel Assael Rodriguez-PuenteMedical School, Vicerrectoria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Maria Elena Romero-IbarguengoitiaReseach Deparment, Hospital Clinica Nova de Monterrey, San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. MROMEROI@novaservicios.com.mx.
University of Monterrey · MXUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo León · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic brought a radical shift in the healthcare system and suboptimal care for vulnerable patients, such as those with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D). Therefore, we compared metabolic control and macro/microvascular complications of patients with T2D before and throughout the three-year SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. RESEARCH DESIGN AND

methodsA retrospective observational cohort of subjects with T2D studied from 2018 to 2022 in Northern Mexico was treated by a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Levels of Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting serum glucose (FG), LDL-Cholesterol (LDL-C), blood pressure (BP), albuminuria, triglycerides, Body Mass Index (BMI), and FIB-4 score, micro and macrovascular complications were evaluated.

resultsA total of 999 patients were studied, 51.7% males with a mean (SD) age of 60.1 (12.7) years. Adequate glycemic control based on HbA1c increased by 15.2% and 42.3% in FSG (p < 0.001) between the beginning 2018 and the end of 2022. LDL-C control decreased by 5.1% between 2018 and 2022 (p < 0.001). Systolic BP control decreased by 2.6% (p < 0.001), whereas diastolic BP control increased by 1.8% (p = 0.01) between 2018 and 2022. Albuminuria control increased by 8.5% (p = 0.002). When comparing the Area Under the Curve (AUC) of metabolic parameters between patients who developed SARS-CoV-2 vs. those who did not, AUC was statistically higher in those who developed SARS-CoV-2 (p < 0.05). Diabetic neuropathy was the most prevalent microvascular complication (n = 35; 3.6%); ischemic heart disease was the most frequent macrovascular complication (n = 11;1.1%).

conclusionsA multidisciplinary dynamic team that adapts to the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 maintains and increases metabolic control in subjects with type 2 diabetes in Mexico. This represents a low percentage of chronic complications. The AUC of metabolic parameters of subjects with SARS-CoV-2 infection is higher, reflecting more variability in metabolic control.

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COVID-19Metabolic controlType 2 diabetes

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