Guide on diabetes and COVID-19 for healthcare professionals in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Bishwajit Bhowmik, Tareen Ahmed, Faria Afsana, Nazmul Kabir Qureshi, Tasnima Siddiquee, Faruque Pathan, Firoz Amin, Nayla Cristina do Vale Moreira, MA Samad, S M Ashrafuzzaman, Tofail Ahmed, Zafar Ahmed Latif, Abul Majid Bhuiyan, Abdul Alim, Sanjida Binte Munir, Rajat Kanti Karmokar, Kaiser Alam Choudhury, Bedowra Zabeen, Khaleda Islam, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, Mofizur Rahman, Sarowar Uddin Milon, Rie Ozaki, Md. Abdur Razzaqul Alam, Tabassum Huda, Md. Habibur Rahman, AHM Enayet Hossain, Hajera Mahtab, Akhtar Hussain, AK Azad Khan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
• Series: Journal of Diabetology
• Subjects: bangladesh; diabetes and covid-19; healthcare professionals
• Online Access: http://www.journalofdiabetology.org/article.asp?issn=2078-7685;year=2020;volume=11;issue=3;spage=137;epage=143;aulast=Bhowmik

The world is suffering from a pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), and people with diabetes mellitus (DM) are more vulnerable to the serious effects of the COVID-19. This interaction is alarming, considering the high transmission rate of COVID-19 and the global prevalence of DM. Considering the importance of the link between COVID-19 and DM, Bangladesh Diabetic Association has formed a panel of national and international experts in the field of public health, diabetes, and endocrinology to provide some evidence-based guidance for the prevention and care of people with DM during the COVID-19 pandemic.