People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with COVID-19 and nearly three times as likely to be critically of severely ill compared to those without the disease, according to a study.
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen in the UK reviewed data from hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world, and found that good management of disease can mitigate the risks.
The team, including researchers from King’s College, London, found that while diabetes presents a significant risk of severe illness and death with COVID-19, good control of blood sugar in these patients can significantly reduce this risk.
The researchers reviewed findings from 158 studies that included more than 270,000 participants from all over the world to determine how COVID-19 affects people living with diabetes.
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