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cord-316943-ef3i96bo	Sciberras, Justine	The burden of type 2 diabetes pre-and during the COVID-19 pandemic – a review	2020-10-19		.txt	text/plain	4865	268	47	Whilst people with diabetes are more susceptible to COVID-19, enforcing lockdown regulations set by the Public Health department to reduce risk of infection brought about its own challenges to T2DM management. The pathophysiology and the underlying risk factors have long been established, yet the incidence of diabetes is still on a progressive incline [7] The 2019 coronavirus SARS-COV2 pandemic has further increased the burden on the diabetes population, those at risk of dyglcyaemic changes as well as the healthcare services [8] . Additionally, reports from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stated that patients with diabetes and metabolic syndrome might be 10 times more likely to die due to COVID-19 [20] . Factors leading to high morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 in patients with type 2 diabetes Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection?	./cache/cord-316943-ef3i96bo.txt	./txt/cord-316943-ef3i96bo.txt