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Odds are you’ve had your nose or mouth swabbed for a COVID-19 diagnostic test at some point in 2020.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 217 million tests have been performed in the U.S. this year. Recently, demand for testing has gotten so high that labs and testing centers are reporting long lines and major backlogs.
At the same time, however, many people are actually refusing to get tested for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, even in cases when they know they’ve been exposed.
“Test avoidance appears to be a growing problem, at least anecdotally,” wrote Rita Rubin in a November issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. “Many of the same people who dismiss the need to test feel the same way about wearing a mask, in part because they think no one has the right to tell them to do either.”
Regardless of what health and safety experts say, some people will still travel during the pandemic. Here are some tips on how to do it safer if itâs necessary.
âFlying has been shown to be a safe mode of travel during the pandemic,â said Dr. Iahn Gonsenhauser, chief quality and patient safety officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
âThe time spent in the airplane itself has been demonstrated to be safe, with thousands of flights successfully completed without evidence of transmission and only a handful of cases of transmission while in the air.â
Because of improved ventilation systems viruses may not spread easily on flights, but this is not a reason to let your guard down, Gonsenhauser said. Take precautions seriously and vigilantly adhere to recommendations on mask use, physical distancing and hand hygiene.Â
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Treating COVID-19 And Diabetes Is Challenge for Hospitals
Article origination WFYI-FM
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.