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Only study if this nature I've seen was from the US in type 1s. Over 50% dealt with the condition at home. Few issues with the study such as small data set and didn't break down if this correlated with other things such as weight or control etc. The nhs data on diabetes and covid deaths would...

I had a discussion with a doctor recently who is by no means covid denier but predicted that this would happen. Even the cautious BBC have stated that risk of dying from covid is very similar to risk of dying in an average year... The risk is just squeezed into a shorter timescale. Think for the...

Yea to be fair outcomes in america are skewed in a lot of ways by what patients can and cannot afford. Think the study did say those not requiring admission did have good outcomes however but loads of nuances in the study around weight and age and other comorbidities etc. But point taken some...

Recent study in america showed over 50% were able to treat at home... And that is just people who were sick enough to have symptoms and get tested. Plenty of mild cases/asymptomatic possibly missed. Quite a bit of anecdotal evidence too of diabetics not being hospitalised and also some getting...

I'd like to also say.. That as someone who has elderly parents... Any decisions are based around maintaining strict social distancing from them.. I talk a lot about personal risk but from the outset I have been doing their shopping and refused until lately to even step inside into a different...

I think, as expressed before, there is going to be a a wide range of approaches here dependant on risk... The concept of no risk isn't really an option.. Even those shielding have began venturing out.. Which isn't a criticism and a great sign and good for mental health. I don't view myself as...

Agreed!! [emoji106]

Wouldn't trust china stats either. R rate looks worse when there are localised bursts and low infection rates. Not sure if we will get a second wave.. No one does and that's what is making it harder to predict. Wouldn't describe south Koreas few cases as a second wave or spike.. As you said...

I think Nicole was stating everyone's risk is different. She views hers as a bit lower than her dad's. I don't think she told anyone what to do or what risks to take. All any of us can do (including those without any pre existing conditions) is weigh up the risk... Unfortunately we can't weigh...

I know I've banged the drum repeatedly about not using other countries stats. However I felt compelled to post this as its been asked many times on the forum about admissions and severity of contracting covid when having diabetes, rather than just mortality. Also please note this is a study...

Well said. We have a great study taken from our own population that is specifically focused on diabetes. This should be our main point of reference. [emoji106]

Had background two years ago. Went private and was informed it was so minor it was hardly noticeable however the nhs were obliged to tell me as "something" showed up. Last check there was nothing to report. Seems common that background can be reversed and most having had diabetes for 20 plus...

Well said but think it's healthy to disagree too. If I didn't do so respectfully then of course I aplogise. But don't think there's any need to be reporting people just because you don't agree with something they post [emoji4]. It's all about healthy debate! And you're right we're all on the...

There you go [emoji4] https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/type-1-and-type-2-diabetes-and-covid-19-related-mortality-in-england/

I'm not a child either.. So won't be reporting anyone for having a different opinion to my own. This is a forum.. Its not a platform to massage people's ego or agree with everything they post. It's not personal I just didn't think the video was helpful. You think it was useful.. That's also...

100% and fair play . I'm sure you appreciate that there's enough fear and uncertainty. That being said I'm also 100% sure you you were just sharing with the best intentions [emoji4]

Don't think this is useful or helpful. Back to the old rhetoric of generalisations around diabetes. There is a very detailed study available via NHS England that looked in significant depth at covid and diabetes, its been talked about at length on this forum. Far greater and more detailed than...

Agree with this 100% However, interested to see if there's any mileage on claims around T cell immunity and how these aren't being picked up on antibody tests. Also recent claims by WHO asymptomatic people aren't spreading covid as easily as first thought. Both positive in their own way...

The big caveat in all of this - what is the baseline risk to begin with? 3.5 times a low risk is still a low risk. Similarly 3.5 times and already high risk may warrant shielding advice. It varies a lot dependant on each person. As I always say, this is risk not outcome and we have all heard...

Came across it on partha kar's twitter.