Have you been recently diagnosed with diabetes after having covid? Or have you been previously well-controlled and now suddenly having difficulty keeping your number within normal range? New research shows that the Sars-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) has been found to be a causative factor in new onset diabetes development. Researchers from the Weill-Cornell College of Medicine […]
Interesting facts from the CDC: Evidence collected since the beginning of the pandemic shows that: Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were more likely to be readmitted to the same hospital within 2 months of discharge if they had certain chronic conditions, such as diabetes or chronic kidney disease.33 Among patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 complications, 39.7% […]
Recent research that has been ongoing throughout the pandemic has demonstrated that the Sars-CoV-2 virus, otherwise known as COVID-19, is capable of causing new onset diabetes in adults and children. Interesting facts: Adults are 40% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes after having COVID-19 Children are up to 30% more likely to develop Type […]
In a recent review of social media groups designed to help patients with diabetes, I have observed some posts about patients and caregivers feeling as though they are not being “heard” by their healthcare providers, and not knowing how to communicate with them. Over my more than two decades of healthcare workforce experience, I […]
Below is a list of resources uniquely designed for Healthcare Providers and Allied Healthcare Professionals who work with patients with Diabetes***. The resources listed are accredited by major medical governing bodies and institutions. (Please continue to check this list regularly for updates and additions to the listings shown.) Centers for Disease Control – Diabetes […]
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