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<blockquote data-quote="spendercat" data-source="post: 2234030" data-attributes="member: 33884"><p>I believe the advice is that diabetics are at risk for the same reasons as people over 70. That is, less effective immune systems, which mean you take longer to recover from illness and therefore may get a more severe case. The kicker seems to be co morbidities.</p><p>Many old people have health problems but the dangerous ones here are heart and lung disorders, including high blood pressure. Diabetics who are healthy and do not have these issues are safer than diabetics who have complications affecting their hearts and lungs.</p><p>Personally, if I were in London and had high blood pressure in addition to my diabetes, at this point I would withdraw from unnecessary social contact, we are told London is two weeks ahead of the rest of the UK, and the UK has had a delayed start on this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spendercat, post: 2234030, member: 33884"] I believe the advice is that diabetics are at risk for the same reasons as people over 70. That is, less effective immune systems, which mean you take longer to recover from illness and therefore may get a more severe case. The kicker seems to be co morbidities. Many old people have health problems but the dangerous ones here are heart and lung disorders, including high blood pressure. Diabetics who are healthy and do not have these issues are safer than diabetics who have complications affecting their hearts and lungs. Personally, if I were in London and had high blood pressure in addition to my diabetes, at this point I would withdraw from unnecessary social contact, we are told London is two weeks ahead of the rest of the UK, and the UK has had a delayed start on this. [/QUOTE]
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