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

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