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 Midlands Eagle  16 May 20 7.14am |
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Originally posted by cryrst
You're not the only one as there are quite a few diabetics on this forum but most (including myself) are type 2 Interestingly my GP refers to me as a "skinny diabetic" as I am not overweight so it's of personal interest to me to find out whether it's the diabetes that is causing the high mortality rate or the oft accompanying obesity.
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cryrst  The garden of England 16 May 20 7.25am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
You're not the only one as there are quite a few diabetics on this forum but most (including myself) are type 2 Interestingly my GP refers to me as a "skinny diabetic" as I am not overweight so it's of personal interest to me to find out whether it's the diabetes that is causing the high mortality rate or the oft accompanying obesity. I have reservations about this obesity calculation.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 16 May 20 7.37am |
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Originally posted by cryrst
I have reservations about this obesity calculation. According to my BMI I should be just over 9 stone which is nonsense probably nearer 11 stone is more accurate. However people also talk nonsense claiming that their BMI is wrong due to muscle weight. Well that is true if you are a professional rugby player or weightlifter but most blokes who mention this to me have big fat beer guts. It's a benchmark that's all if people want an accurate measurement then there are those pods which scan your body fat. Edited by Badger11 (16 May 2020 7.38am)
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| Midlands Eagle 16 May 20 8.52am |
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Originally posted by cryrst
In these C19 deaths I would guess high blood sugar on contraction may start a process as this can put your immune system at a low point. Although many of these people would probably have lived a lot longer if they hadn't got this bug. I've had the notification not to go outside until the end of June as I have something that could see me in hospital if I contracted it. Looking at the government's website diabetes wasn't mentioned as a stay at home illness but I also have a rare blood cancer and it must have been that. I have lived with this cancer for nine years and the consultant told me that people no longer die from it and whilst it isn't curable it is treatable but if I were to contract Covid and subsequently die people would saying that I wouldn't have lived long anyway which is plainly not true
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 16 May 20 8.53am |
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Clearly there is a wide range of opinions and no guarantees from anyone. With the level of human resources and money being committed to trying to find a working vaccine in record time there is good reason to be optimistic though. Just as we must not assume we will find one, we must also not assume we won't. It makes no difference to the strategy of buying time with the hard lockdown being the correct one. We are managing the risks sensibly. This article gives an objective and interesting analysis of where we are and what the future might be. It also explains why C19 is different to other coronaviruses and why the
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 16 May 20 9.06am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
I've had the notification not to go outside until the end of June as I have something that could see me in hospital if I contracted it. Looking at the government's website diabetes wasn't mentioned as a stay at home illness but I also have a rare blood cancer and it must have been that. I have lived with this cancer for nine years and the consultant told me that people no longer die from it and whilst it isn't curable it is treatable but if I were to contract Covid and subsequently die people would saying that I wouldn't have lived long anyway which is plainly not true That's very tough! Let's hope a really effective vaccine is found as quickly as possible alongside working antivirals so the impact can be mitigated if you did catch it. Then, hopefully, your life can resume some degree of normality.
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| DanH SW2 16 May 20 9.18am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
I've had the notification not to go outside until the end of June as I have something that could see me in hospital if I contracted it. Looking at the government's website diabetes wasn't mentioned as a stay at home illness but I also have a rare blood cancer and it must have been that. I have lived with this cancer for nine years and the consultant told me that people no longer die from it and whilst it isn't curable it is treatable but if I were to contract Covid and subsequently die people would saying that I wouldn't have lived long anyway which is plainly not true Blimey ME! Kept that quiet. Stay safe lad.
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| cryrst The garden of England 16 May 20 9.28am |
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Originally posted by DanH
Blimey ME! Kept that quiet. Stay safe lad. Second that, be safe as whose doing the lemons and strawberries if you get poorly
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Teddy Eagle  16 May 20 10.21am |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
Clearly there is a wide range of opinions and no guarantees from anyone. With the level of human resources and money being committed to trying to find a working vaccine in record time there is good reason to be optimistic though. Just as we must not assume we will find one, we must also not assume we won't. It makes no difference to the strategy of buying time with the hard lockdown being the correct one. We are managing the risks sensibly. This article gives an objective and interesting analysis of where we are and what the future might be. It also explains why C19 is different to other coronaviruses and why the I don’t think a vaccine should be thought of as a panacea. Flu vaccines are nowhere near 100% effective so there’s no expectation this would be either which probably makes some form of social distancing likely for some time.
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| Teddy Eagle 16 May 20 10.22am |
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Originally posted by DanH
Blimey ME! Kept that quiet. Stay safe lad. Can only echo that sentiment ME. Stay safe. Everybody else too!
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| Rudi Hedman Caterham 16 May 20 10.59am |
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Oh dear. Hopefully it is just individual picnics.
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Attachment: | DanH SW2 16 May 20 11.10am |
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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman
Oh dear. Hopefully it is just individual picnics. Organised by the woman behind Britain First. Speaks volumes.
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