One in 10 diabetics with coronavirus dies within seven days of hospital admission, according to a study of more than 1,300 patients published Friday in the journal Diabetologia.“The presence of diabetic complications and increased age increase the risk of death,” the researchers said in a statement.
“Increased BMI” — body mass index, a ratio of height to weight — “is associated with both increased risk of needing mechanical ventilation and with increased risk of death,” they said.So-called microvascular complications — affecting the eyes, kidney and nerves — were found in nearly half of the patients, who were admitted to 53 French hospitals from 10 March to 31 March. Problems related to larger arteries in the heart, brain and legs were reported in more than 40% of the patients.
The study confirmed that insulin and other treatments modifying blood sugar were not a risk factor for severe forms of Covid-19, and should be continued for persons with diabetes.
Probably on ventilators...Health Ministry should rather focus on the fact that Prof Knut Wittkowsky believes that coronavirus testing which is a respiratory disease is nether necessary nor effective..do antibody testing instead
By all means ban cigarettes... THAT is the enemy.. Not the greasy fatty foods and sugar laden snacks which you can still happily stuff down your gob. NDZ clearly likes to stuff crap down her gob... She does not look as she does from a healthy diet now does she
Oh boy :-(
Better start banning those choccies, NDZ. You can manufacture illegal sweets that you can sell on the Black Market along with your ciggies.
Liquorshops it will end in tears.