Clinical characteristics and outcome in patients with combined diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state associated with COVID-19: a retrospective, hospital-based observational case series. (Special issue on diabetes and COVID-19: the IDF perspective.)

Aim: One of the risk factors for poor outcome with SARS-CoV-2 infection is diabetes mellitus;diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS) are the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus We aimed to explore the clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients presenting with combined DKA/HHS to our institution