CDC: Here’s the latest on who gets the sickest from COVID-19

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Bruce Stephens said:
The notable bit being Type 2 being definitely a risk and Type 1 being a "might", but my guess is that's more that there's fewer of us (so the evidence is necessarily limited).

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CDC: Here’s the latest on who gets the sickest from COVID-19

Risk increases with age and certain underlying health conditions.
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And remember this headline in March -- which was clearly never the case! Covid 19 clearly does discriminate.

"Covid19 does not discriminate"

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Covid-19 does not discriminate, now we are all in the same boat

Paddy Dowling, photojournalist for The Independent, supports the urgent pleas from charities to keep asylum avenues open to protect the displaced
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Discriminate definition:

"a prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, age, or disability"
 
Toucan said:
I found this video from the main DUK website gave quite helpful.

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The diabetes UK video says opposite of CDC.
Diabetes UK say type 1 are 3.5 times higher risk. Type 2 are 2 times higher risk.
CDC say type 1 might (or might not) be at higher risk.
 
I guess that facts and perspectives will continue to fluctuate about this.

However, personally as I fall into the 'higher' end of the age range and have Type 2, I have to accept that my risk level is high and continue to take as many steps as I can to avoid contact with COVID! - and also keep working at keeping blood glucose levels as low as I can to give myself best chance if I am unfortunate enough to fall victim.
 
Amity Island said:
The diabetes UK video says opposite of CDC.
Diabetes UK say type 1 are 3.5 times higher risk. Type 2 are 2 times higher risk.
CDC say type 1 might (or might not) be at higher risk.
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Trouble is, different studies find different things. The DUK info looks as if it is based on this study, which was the most comprehensive one at the time.
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Diabetes and Coronavirus.

I have restarted this thread having now read and I think sort of understand the two papers on which the original announcements were made. I'll try and summarise where I am at which may or may not be helpful to others. There are two documents, one by Barren et al and the second by Holmen et al...
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Robin said:
Trouble is, different studies find different things. The DUK info looks as if it is based on this study, which was the most comprehensive one at the time.
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My guess is the "might" in the CDC study is just that we're less than 1% of the population so it's hard to be sure quite what's going on especially when many of the deaths of people with Type 1 have been old (and age is a risk factor for everyone). I wouldn't take it as disagreeing with the UK result, and certainly it wouldn't be sensible to read it as suggesting that people with Type 1 aren't at some (probably significantly) greater relative risk.
 
I'd like to see news, medical reports etc start qualifying their "factual" statements, with a "based on very limited data at this moment" or "based on our study" but other studies may find different results. Tired of seeing these blanket statements made, as if they are THE truth or absolute fact. People are affected and react to these statements when coming from official sources, nothing wrong with publishing information or a story, but keep it real and in context.

This is why we are seeing constant, regularly conflicting news stories every single day. Nobody is prepared to admit the limitations of their "evidence" or "knowledge" or "facts".
 
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