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Ever wonder why people living with diabetes are at higher risk of COVID-19 complications?
Dr Jivan from Charlotte Maxeke J.A. Hospital states: “The virus causes higher blood sugar and higher blood sugar worsens the body’s immune response.” #ActNowForDiabetes and #TakeYourMeds
Dr Jivan from Charlotte Maxeke J.A. Hospital states: “The virus causes higher blood sugar and higher blood sugar worsens the body’s immune response.” #ActNowForDiabetes and #TakeYourMeds
Dr Zane Stevens:
“People living with diabetes are at an increased risk of a more severe illness if they contract COVID-19 and two recent studies from the UK have reported that the risk of in-hospital death is higher when the diabetes is less well controlled" #TakeYourMeds
“People living with diabetes are at an increased risk of a more severe illness if they contract COVID-19 and two recent studies from the UK have reported that the risk of in-hospital death is higher when the diabetes is less well controlled" #TakeYourMeds
So basically, keep your sugar levels low, work out more often, stay as healthy as possible and monitor your blood glucose levels. #ActNowForDiabetes
🗣Not having a colon doesn’t change immune suppression.
❌These ideas do not correlate until another ingredient is added. Stop spreading this myth!
#ostomy #jpouch #colectomy
❌These ideas do not correlate until another ingredient is added. Stop spreading this myth!
#ostomy #jpouch #colectomy
More info from @SchwartzbergMD expressing ❌connection (unless underlying conditions/meds) between *just* colectomy and immune suppression. 👇🏽
Here’s more information about susceptibility & #ostomy/#Jpouch from @HolubarStefan. Ostomates (or jpouchers) don’t have a lower immune system *just* because they have an ostomy, BUT it’s imperative to keep strict hygiene. #IPAA https://t.co/bkeqMkcYRv
