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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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To: Gene Eric

Again, you could not be more wrong. Type II is due to obesity and bad choices. I’m sure your Dr. Told you to shed a few 100 lbs when you were diagnosed. Don’t blame me, I didn’t stuff your face for the last (fill in the blank) years.


41 posted on 07/17/2021 4:03:19 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: ConservaTexan; Gene Eric
Type 2 is a lifestyle disease? It’s hereditary regardless of the dietary impact.

For those who have a genetic predisposition, you may be right. You may get type 2 regardless of what you do.

But the majority of today's type 2 is obesity generated i.e. overeating and under exercising.

The modern lifestyle is all about ease and convenience (i.e. less physical exertion) and food choices EVERYWHERE and all around you, even delivered to you so you don't have to walk to your car to go get it.

42 posted on 07/17/2021 4:06:41 PM PDT by Lizavetta
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To: 9YearLurker

“Obesity-associated type 2 diabetes—or both 1 and 2?”

good question ...


43 posted on 07/17/2021 4:08:59 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: ConservaTexan

>> I didn’t stuff your face

You obviously jumped on this thread with an axe to grind.

Regrets you’re suffering from T1.


44 posted on 07/17/2021 4:11:49 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Lizavetta

Agreed


45 posted on 07/17/2021 4:14:50 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

I’ve lost 14 pounds in 3 weeks on a low carb, high fat diet, including 3 or 4 cheat days. I don’t necessarily stick to under 25 carbs per day. Sometimes I go as high as 50.


46 posted on 07/17/2021 4:21:51 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Flaming Conservative

If you want to prevent diabetes, note that having a lot of stored iron stores causes it. Donating blood once every two years makes having excess iron less likely.


47 posted on 07/17/2021 4:25:03 PM PDT by TTFX ( )
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To: Gene Eric

You obviously jumped on this thread with an axe to grind.


He sounds like an angry person who decided to post to try to spread his misery.


48 posted on 07/17/2021 4:28:04 PM PDT by TTFX ( )
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To: george76

I have not yet seen any description of the degree of diabetes these victums had. Have any of you?


50 posted on 07/17/2021 4:45:24 PM PDT by jimfr
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To: Flaming Conservative

I have a similar plan. And it works well!


51 posted on 07/17/2021 4:48:01 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: ConservaTexan

>> Hopefully, you’re not the fat, unhealthy bastard I’m picturing

I have no idea what gave you that impression.


52 posted on 07/17/2021 4:52:06 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Gene Eric

Why am I not surprised?


53 posted on 07/17/2021 4:56:16 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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To: ConservaTexan

I have no idea why you’re “not surprised”.

How about sharing your rationale for the personally denigrating remarks.


54 posted on 07/17/2021 5:11:01 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: 9YearLurker
"Obesity-associated type 2 diabetes—or both 1 and 2?"

about 90% of people with type 2 diabetes have obesity or are overweight (BMI of at least 25).

30 percent of overweight people have the disease, and 85 percent of diabetics are overweight

55 posted on 07/17/2021 5:12:48 PM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: daniel1212

Which is why I’d imagine weight to be the issue rather than diabetes—unless deaths are also several times higher for those with type 2.


56 posted on 07/17/2021 5:16:05 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: daniel1212

Or more preciesly, I’d imagine inflammation associated with obesity to be the issue.


57 posted on 07/17/2021 5:16:56 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: george76

those bmi’s are for midgets

it used to be over 33 was slightly obese
25 would be a stick figure in westerners


58 posted on 07/17/2021 5:28:13 PM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: Qiviut

Read a Japanese study about 10 years ago that discussed vitamin D and the reduction of viral infection, so I started to take it every winter to avoid being infected from the winter office bugs. It worked.

The only time I got a bug was the year I forgot to start vitamin D that winter.

Met a couple people today who were in their late 60’s and early 70’s at a Republican picnic who are going the D route and not going for the jab.

I’m a first medical first responder with a co-morbidity so took the jab 2 months ago but if I was retired I wouldn’t have.


59 posted on 07/17/2021 6:03:16 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: Gene Eric

What personally denigrating remarks? I believe everything I have posted to be factually accurate. If not, prove me wrong. Don’t shoot the messenger, especially when he hits the mark.


60 posted on 07/17/2021 6:07:17 PM PDT by ConservaTexan (February 6, 1911/June 14, 1944)
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