Diabetes and COVID-19: The Stats

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The Key Statistic – NHS England (last updated 27 May)

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Important to note…

The data shows that for people unwell enough to be in hospital with COVID-19, diabetics have a higher risk of dying. The data, however, also suggests that diabetics are at NO GREATER RISK OF CATCHING COVID-19 than anyone else.

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The greatest risk factor still appears to be AGE

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Even taking into account overlapping risk factors, the figures show that Type 1 diabetics (in hospital) are still 3.5X as likely to die and Type 2 diabetics are TWICE as likely to die than people in hospital with COVID-19.