Treating COVID-19 And Diabetes Is Challenge for Hospitals
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Farah Yousry
William Rentel, a nurse practitioner in Ohio, has Type 1 diabetes but has been able to keep his blood sugar well-managed.
That changed when he and his wife contracted COVID-19 this spring.
“I found myself needing to use double the amount of insulin I would normally use to get my blood sugar levels as close to normal as possible,” recalls Rentel, who works at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. “That’s when I knew something was very wrong.”
Having too much blood sugar means it’s not being well regulated by a hormone called insulin. This can damage blood vessels supplying vital organs.
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran, watch as the truck carrying the first COVID-19 vaccines arrives at Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University. Front-line medical workers have been designated the first to receive doses.
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Ohioâs first COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to front-line health care workers: âIt starts the process of the endâ The first batch of COVID vaccines have been delivered in Ohio. (Source: Gov. Mike DeWine) By Chris Anderson | December 14, 2020 at 9:38 AM EST - Updated December 14 at 3:12 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Gov. Mike DeWine offered encouraging words on Monday morning in a brief statement as the stateâs first COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive.
âThis really is the day weâve been waiting for,â Gov. DeWine said. âIt starts the process of âthe end.â
Gov. DeWine delivers remarks regarding Ohioâs vaccine distribution https://bit.ly/3qUoGf4Posted by Cleveland 19 News on Monday, December 14, 2020