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Diabetics make up 40% of COVID deaths in US, experts say
NY Post ^ | July 16, 2021 | Lee Brown

Posted on 07/17/2021 12:26:45 PM PDT by george76

People with diabetes account for a staggering 40 percent of those who have died from COVID-19 in the US, according to the American Diabetes Association

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the risk of hospitalization and death related to COVID being six to 12 times higher for people with diabetes

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Alarmingly, the ADA has also said that cases of type 2 diabetes have almost doubled in children since the pandemic.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


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KEYWORDS: ada; cdc; covid; covid19; coviddeaths; deaths; diabetes; diabetics; goketo; morbidity; obese; overweight
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1 posted on 07/17/2021 12:26:45 PM PDT by george76
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Obesity-associated type 2 diabetes—or both 1 and 2?


2 posted on 07/17/2021 12:29:22 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

So tell me-which is the cause of death?


3 posted on 07/17/2021 12:30:02 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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Perhaps the diabetes medication facilitates the SARS attack?


4 posted on 07/17/2021 12:31:13 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Probably severe respiratory distress.


5 posted on 07/17/2021 12:32:36 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Gene Eric; DIRTYSECRET
"Perhaps the diabetes medication facilitates the SARS attack?"

Metformin is a common type-2 diabetes drug.

Metformin: Anti-Aging Diabetes Drug Can Extend Life To 120 Years, Experts Say

6 posted on 07/17/2021 12:36:20 PM PDT by blam
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To: 9YearLurker

CDC study finds about 78% of people hospitalized for Covid were overweight or obese.. CDC found the risk for hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths was lowest among individuals with BMIs under 25..

Overweight is defined as having a body mass index of 25 or more, while obesity is defined as having a BMI of 30 or more.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/covid-cdc-study-finds-roughly-78percent-of-people-hospitalized-were-overweight-or-obese.html


7 posted on 07/17/2021 12:37:45 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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Add to that they high percentage associated with nursing homes and a clearer picture begins to emerge of what the China virus risk is.


8 posted on 07/17/2021 12:41:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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That’s a possibility. Supposedly, according to doctors, statins and heart medicine decreases Covid deaths by 40%. So it could be the medicine. Covid may have been designed to thin the herd and goes after weakness.


9 posted on 07/17/2021 12:47:05 PM PDT by BipolarBob (You may love gravity but gravity does not love you back.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
So tell me-which is the cause of death?

I'm guessing sugar!

10 posted on 07/17/2021 12:53:00 PM PDT by Buttons12 ( )
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To: 9YearLurker

Obesity-associated type 2 diabetes—or both 1 and 2

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Among those who are diagnosed with diabetes, 91.2 percent have type 2 diabetes and 5.6 percent have 1 diabetes.

You cannot prevent Type 1 - you CAN prevent/reverse Type 2 in most cases.


11 posted on 07/17/2021 12:55:43 PM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. Mindset: be a victor, not a victim.)
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To: BipolarBob

Acne medicine (formerly known as Acutane) may also starve SARS’ ability to attack the cells. I thought diabetes medication may have the opposite effect.

I’ve tried to find the related write-up, but no luck. I have a sketchy recollection of the impact on ACE2 receptors.


12 posted on 07/17/2021 12:56:46 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Qiviut

And if it is only type 2 with special vulnerability that tells us something.

Meanwhile this guy always was a bozo:

https://www.brighteon.com/8a9bf69e-73c5-4193-869f-9f45ca6f2de5


13 posted on 07/17/2021 12:58:06 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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I blame it on Coca Cola. All of their products, including Minute Maid Orange Juice, cause obesity and diabetes. Woka Cola is killing people of color.


14 posted on 07/17/2021 12:59:23 PM PDT by forgotten man
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To: Qiviut

Prevent, reverse, manage. A keto diet is a good start


15 posted on 07/17/2021 1:00:05 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: george76

Bring in a virus that kills people with type 2 diabetes and then lock people down so they sit around and eat and since most people in the US eat poorly, especially kids, type 2 diabetes doubles in kids. Borderline self perpetuating.


16 posted on 07/17/2021 1:10:20 PM PDT by Pollard
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To: 9YearLurker

Type 2 have ‘metabolic syndrome’. Obesity & high blood pressure, for example, are co-morbidities of COVID & are symptoms of metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome means lots of inflammation, so if you’re already inflamed, the COVID cytokine storm stacks on top of that. Your Vit D is generally low with metabolic syndrome - if it is in the 60-80 ng/ml range rather than down around 20-25, I’ve seen it said that the cytokine storm doesn’t/cannot develop. Also, BMI is not that useful (doesn’t account for race, as an example). A better determinant is that your waist measurement should be half or less than your height - if more, that’s an indication you may have metabolic syndrome.


17 posted on 07/17/2021 1:10:39 PM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. Mindset: be a victor, not a victim.)
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To: Gene Eric

Been there, done that .... and trying to help others.


18 posted on 07/17/2021 1:11:51 PM PDT by Qiviut (Faith is the antidote to fear. Mindset: be a victor, not a victim.)
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To: blam

I tried that (late wife’s supply) and all it did was extend my time in the bathroom.


19 posted on 07/17/2021 1:17:43 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Qiviut

My height keeps shrinking, though...that’s not fair.


20 posted on 07/17/2021 1:20:19 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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