TY - JOUR AU - Dey, Rajib Kumar AU - Hilmy, Abdullah Isneen AU - Imad, Hisham Ahmed AU - Yoosuf, Abdul Azeez AU - Latheef, Ali Abdulla PY - 2021 DA - 2021/02/02 TI - COVID-19 and emergencies in patients with diabetes: two case reports JO - Journal of Medical Case Reports SP - 57 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Maldives reported its first Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) case on March 7th, 2020. Since then more than 9400 positive cases and 33 deaths have been reported. Recently studies have shown that COVID-19 patients with diabetes had a poor prognosis and a higher mortality rate when compared to the non-diabetic patients. Poorly controlled diabetic patients had a higher incidence of complications like diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) which might have been precipitated by COVID-19. DKA and HHS are potentially lethal but preventable conditions. During this pandemic, although cases of uncontrolled diabetes are frequently reported, there is scarcity in reporting of cases with diabetic emergencies. SN - 1752-1947 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-020-02659-4 DO - 10.1186/s13256-020-02659-4 ID - Dey2021 ER -