Glycemic Control, Renal Progression, and Use of Telemedicine Phone Consultations Among Japanese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study

Akiko Sankoda   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Yugo Nagae   ¹ , CE, MPH ;   Kayo Waki   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD, MPH, PhD ;   Wei Thing Sze   ^{1, 3} , BPharm, MSc ;   Koji Oba   ⁴ , PhD ;   Makiko Mieno   ⁵ , MHS, PhD ;   Masaomi Nangaku   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Toshimasa Yamauchi   ² , MD, PhD ;   Kazuhiko Ohe   ^{1, 3} , MD, PhD

¹ Department of Planning, Information and Management, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

² Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

³ Department of Biomedical Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

⁴ Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

⁵ Department of Medical Informatics, Center for Information, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan

⁶ Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan