Timely News and Notes for Primary Care Providers from the American Diabetes Association

Abstract

The article discusses that individuals with diabetes have about the same risk of catching the virus as the general population. It mentions that some of the earliest case series reports from China elude to diabetes, obesity, and cardiorenal issues as being important comorbidities. It also mentions that high percentages of individuals with COVID-19 in hospital intensive care units having comorbidities.