Facing diabetes and COVID-19 together
You need to consider 3 questions:
If you answer no to all 3 questions, you do not need a test. If you answer yes to any of the questions, contact your healthcare provider and let them know you may need a test. You may be asked additional questions about your age, recent travel, contact with someone who has the virus, your diabetes and other medical problems, and whether you work at a healthcare or residential care facility. If you are tested, the results may not be available for a few days. While you wait for the result, stay in isolation at home. This means you should not go to school, work, shopping, or to any restaurant. Try to maintain a distance of 6feet, when possible, from other people at home and do not eat in common areas. You can go outside if you are not coughing and have a private backyard, or private outdoor area that is at least 6 feet from other residents. Wear a mask.
Staying at home makes sense if you have the infection and:
Diabetes appears to be a risk factor for more sickness and death in patients with COVID. Several studies suggest a relationship between poor control of blood sugar and severity of COVID outcomes. A study from the United Kingdom showed that people with diabetes with an HbA1c above 7.5% have higher...
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute specializes in diabetes. While we are not experts in infectious disease, we are following and conveying on this site the research evidence and advice from the following authoritative organizations:
World Health Organization
Centers for Disease Control
American Diabetes Association
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