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In reply to the discussion: In good Covid news [View all]Dorian Gray
(13,529 posts)31. DO you have Diabetes by any chance?
There is this study that links Covid infection with diabetes induced acute pancreatitis. It's more complicated than what I can understand, but I've had some family members with Diabetes have some long covid related issues, and I think that the connection is worth a lot more studying.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8089494/
Intro to article: Introduction: Respiratory, kidney and gastrointestinal are some of the systems affected by COVID-19. Although COVID-19 has been studied as a lung pathogen, endocrine system involvement has rarely been studied. In this case report, we present a case of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and acute pancreatitis in the setting of COVID-19.
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Everyone I know in North Carolina is either sick with COVID or has just gotten over it.
BComplex
Oct 2022
#6
vaxxed and boosted. One family of 3; one couple (2); another family with only 3 sick;
BComplex
Oct 2022
#30
Please keep wearing an N95 or equivalent mask! My father has had all his vaccines and he's on a
liberal_mama
Oct 2022
#26