An analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Disease Prevention in 15 American states revealed that about 40% of Americans who died from coronavirus suffer from diabetes.
According to the British Daily Mail newspaper, a separate evaluation of Reuters found similar rates of metabolism among victims of COVID19 in 12 states and Washington, D.C., diabetes is one of the main risk factors for developing a serious disease if someone is infected with Corona virus and scientists are racing to understand the cause, and in the first place, is The high level of primary inflammation that appears in diabetics, which makes them particularly vulnerable to the "cytokine storm" of excess inflammation, which often kills coronary patients.
But the virus also thrives and affects blood sugar, and doctors fear the epidemic will lead to a wave of additional diabetes cases in its wake.
The CDC found that nearly 40% of Americans who died from the Corona virus suffer from diabetes, a Reuters analysis found high rates of diabetes among people who died of coronaviruses in a number of states in the "diabetes belt", including This is Louisiana, Alabama and Carolina, where more than 10% of adults suffer from the disease, according to the CDC.
As the outbreak escalated in the United States, a new government study showed that nearly 40% of people who died from COVID-19 had diabetes, and among deaths under the age of 65, half suffered from the chronic condition.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed more than 10,000 deaths in 15 states and New York City from February to May.
Jonathan Wertham, the epidemiologist at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention who led the study, described the results as "very impressive", with serious consequences for diabetes patients and their loved ones.
A separate Reuters survey of nations found that a high incidence of diabetes was similar among people dying of COVID-19 in 12 states and regions of Colombia.
Ten states, including California, Arizona and Michigan, said they have not yet reported diabetes and other underlying conditions, and the rest have not responded - making an incomplete picture of policymakers and physicians struggling to protect those most at risk.
Death rates due to diabetes have been increasing in America since 2009 and exceeding most other industrialized countries. Blacks and Hispanics suffer from diabetes at higher rates than whites and disproportionately suffer from COVID-19.