Guide on diabetes and COVID-19 for healthcare professionals in Bangladesh

Bishwajit Bhowmik¹, Tareen Ahmed², Faria Afsana², Nazmul Kabir Qureshi³, Tasnima Siddiquee¹, Faruque Pathan², Firoz Amin², Nayla Cristina do Vale Moreira⁴, MA Samad³, SM Ashrafuzzaman², Tofail Ahmed², Zafar Ahmed Latif², Abul Majid Bhuiyan⁴, Abdul Alim⁵, Sanjida Binte Munir³, Rajat Kanti Karmokar⁶, Kaiser Alam Choudhury³, Bedowra Zabeen⁷, Khaleda Islam⁸, Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman⁹, Mofizur Rahman¹, Sarowar Uddin Milon⁵, Rie Ozaki⁸, Md. Abdur Razzaqul Alam⁸, Tabassum Huda¹, Md. Habibur Rahman⁵, AHM Enayet Hossain⁵, Hajera Mahtab⁴, Akhtar Hussain¹⁰, AK Azad Khan^1
1 Centre for Global Health Research, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
² Department of Endocrinology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka, Bangladesh
³ National Healthcare Network, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁴ Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
⁵ Directorate General of Health Services, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁶ Dhaka Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁷ Changing Diabetes in Children and Life for a child Programme, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁸ Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Dhaka, Bangladesh
⁹ Novo Nordisk Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
¹⁰ Centre for Global Health Research, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Faculty of Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodø, Norway; International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Brussels, Belgium

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Bishwajit Bhowmik
Centre for Global Health Research, Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, 122 Kazi Nazrul Avenue, Shahbagh, Dhaka.
Bangladesh

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/JOD.JOD_51_20