Health disparities in type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 infection with Dr. Kathryn Sumpter

(Le Bonheur Children's Hospital) Non-Hispanic black patients with Type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 were almost four times as likely to present to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) compared to non-Hispanic whites, according to an article published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology& Metabolism by Le Bonheur Pediatric Endocrinologist Kathryn Sumpter, MD.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news