Our knowledge of diabetes and COVID-19, which creates risk of serious complications for those living with chronic illnesses, continues to evolve. Get quarterly updates on COVID-19 and diabetes from our clinical leaders, access useful resources on how patients are coping, and see what industry thought leaders are saying about the future of the pandemic.
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Chief healthcare architects predict top 5 healthcare transformations to endure after COVID-19.
Wednesday, June 24
12 pm PT / 3 pm ET
COVID-19 spurred a wave of telemedicine adoption, but how much is just hype, and how much will truly deliver sustained transformation to healthcare? What changes will actually endure after the dust from the pandemic settles?
The Biden Administration is facing a set of unprecedented healthcare challenges as COVID-19 rages on. Americans covered by Medicare and Medicaid have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic, and among this population, patients living with diabetes face even more dire circumstances. What policies will turn this trend around? And how should health plans, employers, and health systems prepare?
Chief healthcare architects predict top 5 healthcare transformations to endure after COVID-19.
Those living with diabetes are at more risk from infections related to the novel coronavirus, including severe complications and markedly increased mortality, roughly 3x compared to the general population, but do not appear to be more susceptible to contracting the virus.
Controlling blood sugar is likely a modifiable risk factor to minimize the severity of COVID-19 infection in people with diabetes. While acknowledging possible difficulties, we recommend that people with diabetes take measures to achieve tight blood sugar control.
We also recommend that those living with diabetes take extra precautions against infection including limiting occasions in public spaces (like grocery stores) wearing a face mask in public, and diligently following all social-distancing rules.
A presentation summary of the latest COVID-19 and type 2 diabetes science from Dr. Sarah Hallberg.
View Dr. Hallberg's presentation
Dr. Frank Dumont shares tips to help individuals living with diabetes who are concerned about COVID-19 infection.
Watch Dr. Dumont's segment on WSBT
Two patients in California recently started their Virta journeys to reverse their type 2 diabetes, right as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the country.
Read about Rick and Hector's Virta journeysFrom The American Diabetes Association, to diaTribe, to the CDC, these organizations are providing valuable resources to shed light on the connection between COVID-19 and diabetes. Have others that you like? Let us know here.
