Outcomes of COVID-19 restrictions on patients with type 2 diabetes in Turkiye

Aims: This study aimed to assess the impact of the national COVID-19 lockdown in Turkiye, initiated in March 2020, on glycemic and lipid parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: We included T2DM patients who visited Akdeniz University Hospital between 11.03.2019 and 10.03.2021. Clinical and laboratory data (age, gender, blood glucose, serum creatinine, LDL, triglyceride, HDL, hemoglobin, HbA1c) were retrieved from the hospital database for analysis. Results: A total of 1,715 T2DM patients were included, with 828 males (48.2%) and 887 females (51.8%). The number of patients seen before and during the pandemic was 930 and 785, respectively. The mean glucose levels before and during the pandemic were 153 mg/dl (149.25-157.47) and 165 mg/dl (160.14-170.62), respectively (p