University of Nebraska Medical Center Part of Team to Create New Guidelines for Diabetes in COVID-19 Patients
June 13, 2020
June 13, 2020
OMAHA, Nebraska, June 13 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release:
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes represent more than 20 percent of the population of patients in intensive care units nationwide. Diabetes is a major risk factor for disease severity and mortality in patients with the COVID-19 virus and uncontrolled hyperglycemia - high blood sugar -- is associated with longer stays in the hospital and higher death rates.
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Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes represent more than 20 percent of the population of patients in intensive care units nationwide. Diabetes is a major risk factor for disease severity and mortality in patients with the COVID-19 virus and uncontrolled hyperglycemia - high blood sugar -- is associated with longer stays in the hospital and higher death rates.
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