ISSN: 2578-4641
Authors: Gurdeep S*, Bridgette C and Shivani P
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on diabetes education. Methods: We assessed the data from our diabetes education department from 2017 to 2020 to compare the participation of patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2. Results: Our results showed that the participants’ return rate declined during 2020 (42%) when compared to 2017 (92.1%), 2018 (94.8%), and 2019 (93%). The patient satisfaction rate was 97.4% in 2017, 96.25% in 2018, 96.9% in 2019, 98.5% in 2020. The hemoglobin A1c improved by 15.99% in 2017, 18.28% in 2018, 18.27% in 2019 and 18.62% in 2020. Conclusion: Our institution found that the Covid 19 pandemic negatively impacted the Diabetes education program participation. There was a total decrease of 26.82% in participants in the diabetes education program from 2017-2020; however, there was an overall decrease in A1c.
Keywords: Diabetics; Covid 19
