People with diabetes are considered an “at-risk” group for COVID-19, but why? People with diabetes do not have a higher risk of getting infected with COVID-19. The risk is what happens if they do get infected.
“People with diabetes should be particularly cautious about contracting COVID-19 because they can experience more severe complications if they do, in fact, get infected,” says Minisha Sood, MD, endocrinologist.
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