New Delhi: With cases of mucormycosis or black fungus being reported among covid-19 patients with uncontrolled diabetes, the Union health ministry has come up with a clinical guidance on the diagnosis and management of diabetes among covid-19 patients.People suffering from diabetes can be affected with hyperglycemia or high blood glucose, which may put them at further risk of black fungus.
The government has therefore directed that covid-19 patients with a history of diabetes should be monitored and treated accordingly in hospitals.“Screen every patient at admission for hyperglycemia with at least two capillary blood glucose values (1 pre-meal and 1 post-meal value) by a glucometer.