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<blockquote data-quote="sgm14" data-source="post: 2243378" data-attributes="member: 517358"><p>From the Faq on the American Diabetes Association website (Doesn't seem to like me posting links)</p><p> </p><p>Are the risks different for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes?</p><p> </p><p> In general, we don’t know of any reason to think COVID-19 will pose a difference in risk between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. More important is that people with either type of diabetes vary in their age, complications and how well they have been managing their diabetes.</p><p> People who already have diabetes-related health problems are likely to have worse outcomes if they contract COVID-19 than people with diabetes who are otherwise healthy, whichever type of diabetes they have.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p>Personally, I was told when I was diagnosed that I wasn't any more likely to get the flu because of my diabetes, but if I did get it, then it would hit me harder and it would take longer to recover. I suspect the same may the true for Covid-19 and given how difficult it is for healthy people to recover from it, that makes it harder for us.</p><p></p><p>I don't think the answer makes it clear, but my reading of this is that all diabetics (regardless of their health and/or how well their diabetes is managed) are at greater risk than healthy non-diabetes), but if you have health issues, then it makes it so much worse.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sgm14, post: 2243378, member: 517358"] From the Faq on the American Diabetes Association website (Doesn't seem to like me posting links) Are the risks different for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes? In general, we don’t know of any reason to think COVID-19 will pose a difference in risk between type 1 and type 2 diabetes. More important is that people with either type of diabetes vary in their age, complications and how well they have been managing their diabetes. People who already have diabetes-related health problems are likely to have worse outcomes if they contract COVID-19 than people with diabetes who are otherwise healthy, whichever type of diabetes they have. --- Personally, I was told when I was diagnosed that I wasn't any more likely to get the flu because of my diabetes, but if I did get it, then it would hit me harder and it would take longer to recover. I suspect the same may the true for Covid-19 and given how difficult it is for healthy people to recover from it, that makes it harder for us. I don't think the answer makes it clear, but my reading of this is that all diabetics (regardless of their health and/or how well their diabetes is managed) are at greater risk than healthy non-diabetes), but if you have health issues, then it makes it so much worse. [/QUOTE]
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