Vejon COVID-19 Review

Vejon COVID-19 Review

Why is obesity a greater risk factor than immunosuppression in COVID-19?

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Dr Philip McMillan
Jun 04, 2020
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Like diabetes, COVID-19 seems to have a series of contradictions which need to be answered. Type 1 diabetes is caused by a lack of insulin. All the complications such as retinopathy (eye), nephropathy (kidney), neuropathy (peripheral nerves) and cardiovascular complications all stem from the primary factor with insulin deficiency.

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