The studys lead author told Medical News Today that this data should help doctors and patients alike to make informed choices when treating type 2 diabetes and the implications for people with obesity are significant as well
Additional investigations such as vitamin D, B12, thyroid function, or creatine kinase levels may be considered based on clinical presentation
Essentially, someone with type 2 diabetes has higher baseline inflammation, then you add inflammation from COVID on top of that, and it can lead to much more severe symptoms, she said, adding that Fady Youssef, MD, a board certified pulmonologist, internist, and critical care specialist at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, also spoke with MNT
Victims claim that if they were properly informed they would have taken safer medications that perform the same function