Can Blood Sugar Control Protect Against COVID’s Worst Effects?

New protocol may protect health care workers, improve outcomes for those infected with COVID-19, researchers say

Those at greatest risk of dying from COVID-19 often have multiple ailments that complicate treatment, but a new treatment protocol may help resolve that. David Herraez Calzada/Shutterstock

A new protocol for monitoring glucose may help combat serious complications from COVID-19 in patients with diabetes or high blood sugar, researchers say.

After preliminary observations of 200 COVID-19 patients with severe hyperglycemia, a new paper in the American Diabetes Association journal Diabetes sheds light on why high blood sugar may trigger worse outcomes in people infected with the virus.