Nexus of COVID-19 and diabetes pandemics: global public health lessons

Individuals with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are susceptible to communicable diseases (CDs) as the current COVID-19 pandemic as well as previous infections with Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and tuberculosis illustrate. While CD epidemics are “fast and furious,” the pandemics of NCDs, such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension are silent, “slow-motion” killers with far greater tolls on mortality, disability, and costs [1]. Furthermore, the co-occurrence of diabetes with CDs predicts greater severity, and death, as we see with CO VID-19 [2].
Source: Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research