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<blockquote data-quote="zibi1" data-source="post: 2266920" data-attributes="member: 26651"><p>I see a lot of fear in this discussion. Surely, a blanket shielding to all diabetics is not the right way of doing it. As the data clearly shows , age is the primary factor at play. Being under 40 with Type 1 is still an extremely low risk scenario. Even being 60s with a decently controlled diabetes presents with a risk level that is - in an absolute sense - low. The average age of sadly deceased people with T1D is 72yo, 78yo for T2D.</p><p>As my math teacher used to say, if you multiply zero by a big number, you still end up with zero.</p><p></p><p>For example, for 30-39 years old the infection fatality rate seems to be 0.08%. Multiply this by 3 and it's still 0.24%. These are extremely low odds. Higher than the seasonal flu for sure, but shielding on the basis of these odds until there is a vaccine i.e. years is a risky proposition. You are pretty much guaranteed to survive Covid, but the mental health costs would be enormous.</p><p></p><p>The situation might be different if you are over 60 or 70 and have diabetes, with possibly other conditions. Under those circumstances, shielding might be justified, considering that the odds of a negative outcome might approach the 5% range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zibi1, post: 2266920, member: 26651"] I see a lot of fear in this discussion. Surely, a blanket shielding to all diabetics is not the right way of doing it. As the data clearly shows , age is the primary factor at play. Being under 40 with Type 1 is still an extremely low risk scenario. Even being 60s with a decently controlled diabetes presents with a risk level that is - in an absolute sense - low. The average age of sadly deceased people with T1D is 72yo, 78yo for T2D. As my math teacher used to say, if you multiply zero by a big number, you still end up with zero. For example, for 30-39 years old the infection fatality rate seems to be 0.08%. Multiply this by 3 and it's still 0.24%. These are extremely low odds. Higher than the seasonal flu for sure, but shielding on the basis of these odds until there is a vaccine i.e. years is a risky proposition. You are pretty much guaranteed to survive Covid, but the mental health costs would be enormous. The situation might be different if you are over 60 or 70 and have diabetes, with possibly other conditions. Under those circumstances, shielding might be justified, considering that the odds of a negative outcome might approach the 5% range. [/QUOTE]
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