Diabetes and severity of COVID-19: What is the link?

Med Hypotheses

Department of Endocrinology, Fondazione Policlinico A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Published: October 2020

In Diabetes Mellitus the loss of capacity to regulate immunity, the reduction of pulmonary functions and the pro-thrombotic state determine the severity of COVID-19.

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