People with diabetes are more prone to infectious illness and have a harder time recovering than people who do not have diabetes. Find out what you need to know about COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, including how you can protect yourself, ways to eat healthfully during the pandemic, how to reduce coronavirus-related stress, new COVID research findings, breaking news and on the condition, and more.
According to the American Diabetes Association, 1 in 3 people with diabetes who were working before the pandemic have lost some or all of their income… Read More “Survey Shows Severe Economic Impact of COVID-19 on People With Diabetes”
Coronavirus hasn’t gone away — and probably won’t — but strides have been made in learning more about the virus, as well as newer treatments. .. Read More “Coronavirus and Diabetes: A COVID-19 Update”
Jaime Davidson, MD, recently led an online panel of four physicians to give the latest updates on diabetes and COVID-19. Here are some of the key takeaways… Read More “Diabetes and COVID-19: The Latest”
People with diabetes are at greater risk for severe complications from COVID-19, but women who take the drug metformin appear to gain some protection… Read More “Metformin Tied to Lower Death Risk From COVID-19 in Women”
The COVID-19 virus might actually cause the development of diabetes in certain patients, according to a letter just published in The New England Journal of Medicine… Read More “Can COVID-19 Cause Type 1 Diabetes?”
Researchers in France have released the first study of COVID-19 to explicitly address the issue of how the virus has affected hospitalized patients with diabetes… Read More “First Diabetes and COVID-19 Study Released”
Among people hospitalized for COVID-19, higher blood glucose at admission was tied to worse outcomes… Read More “High Blood Glucose Tied to Higher Risk of Severe COVID-19 in Study”
A new survey shows that even though COVID-19 often causes kidney damage, that message hasn’t reached many people… Read More “Most Americans Unaware of COVID-19 Kidney Injury Risk”
Staying at home due to COVID-19 has been a challenge for all of us, and weight gain is an unforeseen consequence that many people are now dealing with… Read More “COVID-19: Managing Your Weight During a Pandemic”
Some purported coronavirus “remedies” can be downright harmful, if not fatal. Let’s de-bunk some of the current coronavirus myths out there… Read More “Debunking Common Coronavirus Myths”
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