Monitoring of type 2 diabetic patients during the ‘Covid 19’ pandemic by teleconsultation

INTRODUCTION: Glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients is a constant challenge. The objective of our study is to evaluate glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients since the start of the "Covid-19" pandemic by comparing their glycemic and degenerative profiles in the pre-confinement,per and post-confinement periods. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a descriptive and analytical,cross-sectional study,bringing together 720 type 2 diabetic patients followed by teleconsultation at the endocrinology,diabetology and nutrition department,from mid-March to mid-October 2020. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 62.5 ± 11.3 years, with a sex ratio (M / F) of 0.71,the average duration of diabetes was 10.6 ± 7, 4 years.The mean pre-lockdown Hba1c level was 8.5±1.9%.Only 137 patients have been able to do the HBa1c test since the start of lockdown,which averaged 8.4 ± 1.8%.Regarding the degenerative complications installed after containment,4.4% of the patients presented an acute coronary syndrome,2.2% a cerebrovascular accident,1.4% developed a stage 2 chronic renal disease,and a foot injury appeared in 5.1% of patients while no patient developed diabetic retinopathy among those who performed ophthalmic evaluation.In our series,the death rate was estimated at 1.8%.Drug therapy was adjusted in the majority of patients with initiation of insulin therapy in 7.2% of patients and intensification of insulin doses in 9.4% of patients. CONCLUSION: At the heart of the pandemic Covid-19 crisis,teleconsultation has taken an essential place in the strategy of access to care, particularly the monitoring of chronic diseases,the results of our study are similar to those of other studies published during this pandemic.