Inflammation, Blood Sugar and COVID-19 | Michigan Medicine

After preliminary observations of 200 COVID-19 patients with severe hyperglycemia, a Michigan Medicine team is shedding light in a new Diabetes paper about why high blood sugar may trigger worse outcomes in people infected with the virus. And researchers have developed a blood sugar management tool that may potentially reduce risk of secondary infections, kidney issues and intensive care stays in people with diabetes, prediabetes or obesity who get COVID-19.For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/does-high-blood-sugar-worsen-covid-19-outcomes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.