Originally published on December 22, 2020 9:40 am
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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