Diabetes : If you have diabetes, you are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus

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It's extremely long, please use the link for all the info, I will just put up a summary.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and diabetes updates

This guidance is for people living with diabetes and their families.
If you have diabetes, you are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) and according to current government guidance you should be particularly stringent in following social distancing measures, including significantly limiting face-to-face interaction with friends and family if possible.

How coronavirus can affect people with diabetes
Coronaviruses can cause more severe symptoms and complications in people with diabetes, as well as in older people and those with other long-term conditions, such as cancer or chronic lung disease.

Everyone with diabetes, including those with type 1 and type 2, is more at risk of a severe complications if they develop coronavirus, but the way it affects you can vary depending on what type of diabetes you have.

When you have diabetes, being ill can make your blood sugar go all over the place. Your body tries to fight the illness by releasing stored glucose (sugar) into your blood stream to give you energy. But your body can’t produce insulin to cope with this, so your blood sugars rise.

Your body is working overtime to fight the illness, making it harder to manage your diabetes. This means you’re more at risk of having serious blood sugar highs and lows, as well as longer-term problems with your eyes, feet and other areas of your body.

For most people, coronavirus is a mild illness, but some people develop a more serious form of the virus, and could die.

It is important that people with diabetes follow the sick day rules should they become ill from any illness. If you routinely check your blood sugar at home, you'll probably need to do it more often – at least every four hours, including during the night.

If your blood sugar is persistently high or low, or if you have symptoms of a hyper contact your GP practice or diabetes team by phone who will help you if you have any queries or if you are unsure about what to do regarding your diabetes.

Work and coronavirus
Current government guidance is that employees of all ages with diabetes, including those under 70, should be strongly advised – and supported by employers – to stay at home and work from there if possible. And those people with diabetes who follow advice to stay at home and who cannot work as a result will be able to get statutory sick pay (SSP), even if they are not sick.

[jimmy76]

And now at an even greater risk with over a quarter of the covid deaths being people with Diabetes as an underlying condition.

Very little being said or done on this by all groups.

NHS website still has Diabetes as MODERATE vulnerable risk category.....

[k979aaa]

I don't consider 25% a MODERATE risk.