New Atlas (US), Tuesday 19 July 2022 Alongside the acute challenges of COVID-19 and the distinct persistent condition of long COVID, researchers are increasingly seeing that recovered patients suffer higher rates of stroke, diabetes and heart disease in the months following an infection. But the long-term outcomes from COVID-19 are still unclear. One of the […]
As Australia leads into winter, Diabetes Australia has launched its social media campaign on flu and diabetes. They also ran a survey amongst their member base, with nearly 9 out of 10 people said they are getting the flu shot this year. Some of the reasons given by those who said they are note getting […]
A new CDC study found that adults 65 years and older with diabetes had a one and a half to two times higher rate of severe flu-related complications compared with those without diabetes. Because people with diabetes are at increased risk of flu complications, annual flu vaccination and early treatment of flu illness with flu […]
New figures from the International Diabetes Federation reveal that the number of adults living with diabetes has risen 16% globally since 2019, bringing the total number to 537 million.
This prospective study based on a decentralised randomized trial investigates the effectiveness of digital intervention during the flu season 2018-2019. The results suggested that such intervention can improve the influenza vaccination rates for people with diabetes. Read the article here.