It has been reported that there is a high percentage of hospital deaths at the moment of people with Diabetes. Are these Type 1 or Type 2. Is this information known?
No ... they are deaths of people allegedly with COVID 19 and diabetes.
I'd guess it's people with hyperglycemia as well as the other trifecta of co-morbidities like hypertension, CVD and obesity and age related too.
Obviously with the prevalence of T2 in the population over T1 then I'd guess at mostly T2's but the stats rarely seem to specify because we all have to be really frightened (that's the new mantra).
It has been reported that there is a high percentage of hospital deaths at the moment of people with Diabetes. Are these Type 1 or Type 2. Is this information known?
if that's the case do you thing t1 and t2 should be shielded
What difference would being on a government list make? What is stopping you self isolating if you feel it is necessary?We should be high on list to be shielded due to the fact once a diabetic gets a virus the is or can be a lag situation behind the effective control of blood sugars.
Well then you probably can get priority for home deliveries (though I believe it is still very hit and miss anyways) and it means your employer must pay attention to it.What difference would being on a government list make? What is stopping you self isolating if you feel it is necessary?
It is in no way surprising that approx 25% of C-19 deaths are people with diabetes.
The majority of C-19 deaths are over 60yrs, and the % of the population with diabetes is around 25% at that age and above.
I would actually go so far as to say that this piece of information counts as ‘fake news’ and is only being spread by journalists who are too ignorant of the subject to make any sensible contribution to the debate.
https://diabetes-resources-producti...igration/pdf/DiabetesUK_Facts_Stats_Oct16.pdf
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