Table 2.

Practical recommendations for management strategies for patients with diabetes, with diabetes and COVID-19, and seeking assistance via telemedicine.

Management strategies for…	Recommendations
Patients with diabetes	• Regularly monitor blood glucose;
	• Maintain healthy diet and regular exercise as advised by a physician;
	• Limit the number of daily contacts to adhere to social distancing guidelines.
Patients with diabetes and COVID-19	• A full patient evaluation should be performed upon hospital admission to evaluate health status;
	• Monitor blood glucose levels more frequently during treatment.
Patients with diabetes seeking assistance via telemedicine	• Use the Internet of Things to update doctors on health habits related to diabetes;
	• Consider scheduling appointments via remote consultation;
	• Become familiar with available referral mechanisms and third-party online platforms in case of emergency;
	• Consider providing feedback to central data banks for future support in disease management.