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Diabetes and COVID-19 in-hospital mortality rates

Over the last few months, researchers have rushed to gather information on the effects of a virus that, just last year, was unknown to science. The virus, SARS-CoV-2, causes the disease COVID-19. Now, with millions of cases globally, scientists are trying to understand which factors have an association with poorer outcomes. Among these factors is […]

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News Recovering from coronavirus with type 1 diabetes

A man with type 1 diabetes who is recovering from coronavirus has shared his experience, explaining that for him, the condition was “no different to normal flu-type symptoms”. Andrew O’Dwyer developed the condition after he flew to Italy in February for a skiing trip. Speaking to BBC News, he said: “The worst bit is the […]

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Why are some people at greater risk from coronavirus?

People with diabetes or heart disease are known to be more at risk from coronavirus, which is starting to spread rapidly in the UK and internationally. That is a concern for the 7.4 million Britons who have some form of cardiac or circulatory disease, which includes 4.8 million people with diabetes. The common risk factor […]