- Messages
- 6
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
- Dislikes
- The news, alcohol & drunk people, built-up areas/concrete jungle, the whole health system, politicians, social anxiety & depression & agoraphobia, A.I. & the 'cell-phone trend/trance' (not me!), the western diet, fast food & its suppliers, selfish people, pop music since the mid-nineties, war, economic instability, poverty.
I read somewhere, I think from a Diabetes UK page but I'm not 100% sure, that Type 1 diabetics do NOT have a greater risk of catching the Covid-19 virus than the general population.
However, I think its fair to say that, just like with the Flu there is surely a greater risk of serious complications that can arise should someone with Type 1 (and maybe type 2?) catch Covid 19 virus.
So, having type 1 myself, am I in the 'high risk' category or not?
I ask because certain places, mainly shopping centres are allowing high-risk groups only, such as the elderly the chance to shop without the general non-high risk population, for a short period of time (normally early morning) so as to access some of the more essential products needed for daily life before the general public are allowed in to completely empty the shelves well before mid-afternoon. That's the way it is in my local Asda anyway.
Also, if I am in the high-risk category, how do I prove that? And if not, will they let me in during this period to simply collect my prescriptions?
At the moment this is going to happen on Friday 20th March before 9 am only. To me, that seems to be not much help at all.
Final thought. More people will get ill because of stupidity and selfishness then directly by the virus itself. Why are 'we' so selfish here in the west? Each looking out for only themselves. Such a shame.
MJ
However, I think its fair to say that, just like with the Flu there is surely a greater risk of serious complications that can arise should someone with Type 1 (and maybe type 2?) catch Covid 19 virus.
So, having type 1 myself, am I in the 'high risk' category or not?
I ask because certain places, mainly shopping centres are allowing high-risk groups only, such as the elderly the chance to shop without the general non-high risk population, for a short period of time (normally early morning) so as to access some of the more essential products needed for daily life before the general public are allowed in to completely empty the shelves well before mid-afternoon. That's the way it is in my local Asda anyway.
Also, if I am in the high-risk category, how do I prove that? And if not, will they let me in during this period to simply collect my prescriptions?
At the moment this is going to happen on Friday 20th March before 9 am only. To me, that seems to be not much help at all.
Final thought. More people will get ill because of stupidity and selfishness then directly by the virus itself. Why are 'we' so selfish here in the west? Each looking out for only themselves. Such a shame.
MJ