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In reply to the discussion: Thought it was gone? COVID is on the rise again in Florida [View all]keep_left
(3,211 posts)28. Glad to hear that. My doctor has seen a lot of this recently, and...
...it doesn't seem to get as much attention as long Covid does. The diabetic syndrome is probably not long Covid per se, but rather may be related to damage done by infection with the virus that medical science is just starting to understand. The most characteristic symptom is the rapid worsening of blood sugar control.
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If that were true the white death toll would be higher than their percent of the population.
former9thward
Jul 2023
#41
anti vaxxers dont believe the stats. They'll say that doctors are faking the reason for death
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Jul 2023
#61
Yeah, because as long as you live through the acute stage everything is hunky dory
Ms. Toad
Jul 2023
#23
I'm glad you're doing better, even with the long Covid issues. I once had a doctor like...
keep_left
Jul 2023
#42
I didn't realize that alcoholism doesn't always show up on liver function tests. I knew someone...
keep_left
Jul 2023
#47
I'm sorry you have been through so much because of Covid. I heard similar stories...
keep_left
Jul 2023
#70
Your reporting is what made me decide I could be a hermit a while longer.
Hermit-The-Prog
Jul 2023
#31
Everyone has to make their own risk assessment - probably 99% of the population (including myself)
Midwestern Democrat
Jul 2023
#51
not giddy, but posted because DeSantis is giddy about his actions on COVID in Florida
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Jul 2023
#62