Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Control Measures on Screening and Diagnoses of Type 2 Diabetes in British Columbia

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ID15473455
AuthorsBushra Mahmood (0000-0002-8208-1582, University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Leo I Gordon (0000-0003-1666-7064, Provincial Health Services Authority), Gordon Li (Provincial Health Services Authority, Vancouver, BC V6H 4C1, Canada), Julia Li (BC Centre for Disease Control), James Wilton (0000-0002-2295-7511, BC Centre for Disease Control), Tricia S Tang (0000-0002-0105-1390, University of British Columbia), Héctor Alexander Velásquez García (0000-0002-0764-4664, BC Centre for Disease Control), Stanley Wong (0000-0003-0886-9889, BC Centre for Disease Control), Akshay Jain (0000-0001-8515-5359, TLC Diabetes and Endocrinology, Surrey, BC V3T 0P8, Canada), Zaeema Naveed (0000-0002-6937-9915, BC Centre for Disease Control), Arun Garg (0000-0003-3807-3953, Fraser Health), Amandeep Nandra (BC Cancer Agency), Naveed Z Janjua (0000-0001-5681-719X, University of British Columbia), Geoffrey McKee (0000-0002-0329-2454, University of British Columbia)
Year2025
Volume22
Issue4
Pages519-519
Publication date2025-03-28
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph22040519
PMID40283745
OpenAlexW4408995455
LanguageEN
References cited51

The initial reduced number of screenings and diagnoses followed by the significant upward trend in diabetes diagnoses in the later post-policy phase have important clinical and public health implications. Further research is needed to understand the post-pandemic increase in diabetes among females

Cohort · Cohort study · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Diabetes mellitus · Disease · Environmental health · Medical diagnosis · Pandemic · Pathology · Population · Type 2 diabetes · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Demography · Medicine · Gerontology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics

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