What Is the COVID-19 Risk for People with Diabetes?
As scientists learn more about COVID-19, it has become clear that the virus impacts people in different ways and that symptoms can range in severity.
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NewsNov | 4 | 2019
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As scientists learn more about COVID-19, it has become clear that the virus impacts people in different ways and that symptoms can range in severity.
La Dra. Janaki Vakharia, becaria clínica de la División de Endocrinología de Massachusetts General Hospital, analiza el impacto del COVID-19 en las personas con diabetes y ofrece consejos sobre cómo controlar la diabetes durante este período.
Las series de casos identifican sistemáticamente a la diabetes mellitus como un factor de riesgo del COVID-19 grave. La Dra. Janaki D. Vakharia analiza ese tema y la pregunta relacionada de si tener el COVID-19 hace que las presentaciones de la diabetes sean más graves.
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