Bien que nous manquions de preuves spécifiques concernant le diabète et le COVID-19, les principaux experts médicaux affirment que les personnes dont le diabète est bien géré ne courent PAS de risque accru de développer le COVID-19. Les experts affirment également que si une personne dont le diabète est bien géré développe le COVID-19,... necessarily at higher risk of developing serious complications from the disease. Those at greatest risk are people with consistently elevated blood sugar levels and those with a second chronic disease (such as heart disease, renal disease or lung disease)*. If you do develop COVID-19, we encourage you to follow the sick day management guidelines outlined in the handouts below. Stay hydrated. Test your blood sugar/monitor your CGM/FGM more often. Be prepared to check for ketones. Adjust your insulin doses as needed (you may need more). Consider stopping some of your medications (outlined below) – but do not stop your insulin.
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* https://www.jdrf.ca/coronavirus/
