COVID-19 and diabetes

[Inka]

Thanks @Robin i can see why that conversation was less than clear then. I wish people would differentiate more clearly as it can cause anxiety and confusion, not just for people with diabetes but their family too.

Also, just reading your summary and not having watched the clip, I didn’t think she answered the question anyway. I took the question to be asking about why 20% of people get a more serious form of the disease whereas many get only a mild version. Those 20% are not just the vulnerable. I’d like to hear more about that and whether it’s a genetic reason, etc.

 

[Robin]

Thanks @Robin i can see why that conversation was less than clear then. I wish people would differentiate more clearly as it can cause anxiety and confusion, not just for people with diabetes but their family too.

Also, just reading your summary and not having watched the clip, I didn’t think she answered the question anyway. I took the question to be asking about why 20% of people get a more serious form of the disease whereas many get only a mild version. Those 20% are not just the vulnerable. I’d like to hear more about that and whether it’s a genetic reason, etc.

Yes exactly, she didn’t answer the question. The take away message was that you were in the clear if you don't have a preexisting condition, (and as far as we know, Boris didn’t fit into any of those categories.)
I think it’s not known why, at the moment, I read an article the other day that said Biobank, (the large ongoing health project that I did a health screening for about10 years ago),is making its data available to geneticists to see if there’s any reason why some people are more badly affected.

 

[sambda]

Thanks for the replies. That doctor gave a very liable-to-be-misunderstood answer!

 

[Docb]

Thanks for the replies. That doctor gave a very liable-to-be-misunderstood answer!

Thats the problem with 24hr news trying forever to find a new angle and the fact that there is no end to people wanting their five minutes of fame.

 

[grovesy]

Thats the problem with 24hr news trying forever to find a new angle and the fact that there is no end to people wanting their five minutes of fame.

I get feed up with 24 hour news repeating g the same clips over the 24 hour period.

 

[Eddy Edson]

I get feed up with 24 hour news repeating g the same clips over the 24 hour period.

Television ... ugh.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I’ve just watched it back, and no, she didn’t say that Diabetics would be getting a letter. It wasn’t the clearest conversation, but it went something like this.
Question from viewer. Why do some people get Covid worse than others.
Answer. We know that some people with health conditions get it worse, such as people with Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Heart conditions (ie, the people who were asked to practise extra social distancing).
That is why we’ve asked some people to be shielded and are writing to them.

So the list of conditions she gave wasn’t the shielding list, but she ran on without a break.

Thanks for your detective work @Robin

So frustrating that these messages are still being given in a confused and confusing manner. There’s enough stress and anxiety already without needing any more fuel liberally sprinkled on everyone's glowing ‘worry embers’.