A UK nationwide study of people with type 1 diabetes admitted to hospital with COVID-19 infection.

Aims/hypothesis: The aim of this work was to describe the clinical characteristics of adults with type 1 diabetes admitted to hospital and the risk factors associated with severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in the UK.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed using data collected through a nationwide audit of people admitted to hospital with diabetes and COVID-19, conducted by the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists from March to October 2020. Prespecified demographic, clinical, medication and laboratory data were collected from the electronic and paper medical record systems of the participating hospitals by local clinicians.

Non elective re-admissions to an acute hospital in people with diabetes: Causes and the potential for avoidance. The WICKED project.

Introduction: Managing people with diabetes is a health priority worldwide. Cost benefit attempts at avoiding non elective admissions (NEA) have had some success. To develop an NEA avoidance service, we audited multiple NEA in those with diabetes.