Difficulties experienced in diagnosis and follow-up of diabetes mellitus patients during the covid-19 pandemic period: 3 case reports

Pandemic periods are one of the reasons patients have difficulty accessing healthcare services. Even diseases such as diabetes mellitus with a high prevalence and easy to diagnose today may delay the diagnosis of patients. Likewise, difficulties may be experienced in the follow-up of these patients due to pandemic period restrictions. We presented 1 diabetes mellitus patient delayed in diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic period and 2 diabetes mellitus patients who had difficulties in follow-up due to pandemic restrictions in this case reports.

COVID-19 pandemi döneminde diabetes mellitus hastalarýnýn taný ve takiplerinde yaþanýlan zorluklar: 3 olgu sunumu

Hastalarýn saðlýk hizmetlerine ulaþýmda zorluk yaþama sebeplerinden biri olan pandemi dönemlerinde, Diabetes Mellitus gibi prevalansý yüksek ve taný koyulmasý günümüzde kolay olan hastalýklarda dahi hastalarýn taný almasýnda gecikmeler yaþanabilmektedir. Ayný þekilde bu hastalarýn takiplerinde de pandemi dönemi kýsýtlamalarý nedeniyle zorluklar yaþanabilmektedir. Bu yazýda COVID-19 pandemi döneminde taný almada gecikmiþ 1 diabetes mellitus hastasý ve pandemi kýsýtlamalarý nedeniyle takiplerde zorluklar yaþamýþ olan 2 diabetes mellitus hastasýný birlikte sunduk.