Elevated Blood Glucose is an Independent Predictor for Mortality and Complications in Patients with COVID-19

Over the weekend, another study published the connection between blood sugar issues and increased disease severity among individuals infected with The Virus.

This illustrates the story quite well: only 10% of subjects with low fasting glucose upon hospital admission ended up succumbing to the virus compared to over 30% of subjects who had high fasting glucose (above 7 mmol/L).

 

 

 

 

 

Similarly, only one in four patients with low fasting glucose had severe complications compared to 58% of patients who had elevated glucose.

 

 

RELATED: Berberine HCl is an affordable and natural way to support healthy glucose metabolism

 

Supporting healthy glucose metabolism doesn’t obviate the need to wear a face mask, but the data in multiple studies is quite clear: tighter blood sugar control translates into better outcomes for those infected with the disease.

 

 

 

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Yet another study found higher mortality in patients with high-fasting glucose upon admission to the hospital 🏥. This comes roughly two months after the Cell Metabolism paper we discussed in early May reporting a similar pattern. Seems crazy that California just closed their gyms and other businesses for the second time yet continue to let people buy McDonald’s and Chick-Fil-A. Seems that we’re never going to learn… #bloodsugarproblems #diabetes #bloodsugar #glucose #lowcarb #keto #ketogenic #ketodiet #ketogenicdiet #fasting #intermittentfasting #autophagy #fitness #exercise #fastedexercise #

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