Re:How the 1918 Flu Spread Across America (2017)
by pimeys on Friday February 28, 2020 @01:26PM
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Would be interesting to know how the level of your treatment to diabetes affects your chances to die. I'm type 1, A1c under 6% and I do constant exercise. Is it worse with bad control, I haven't found an answer yet.
Re:How the 1918 Flu Spread Across America (2017)
by newhere2020 on Friday February 28, 2020 @07:19PM
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My understanding is that high blood sugar impedes the immune system. So, the better your blood sugar is controlled, the better off you will be.
Re:How the 1918 Flu Spread Across America (2017)
by pimeys on Saturday February 29, 2020 @06:15AM
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That's what I understood also. I've spent tremendous amount of time understanding my diabetes, and your comment here validated my assumption in the case of CoV.
It's still quite scary to see how diabetics have a very high risk with the virus. Luckily the treatment I get with my closed loop gives me an easy access to excellent control.
I agree with not fomenting panic. However, "had another medical issue" means diabetes, which alone covers 11% of the US population, and has so far been associated with a mortality rate of about 8%. This likely includes at least one family member in more or less every US family.
It's entirely reasonable to view that as a compelling reason to avoid things like major conferences with significant inter- and trans-national mass transit.