Our early understanding of the novel coronavirus, and the CDC recommendations that have largely driven American policy and behavior, were based…
Category: Health
People with type 1 diabetes are gaining more weight than ever, and it’s a problem. Over the last generation, rates of so-called “double diabetes”…
People with Type 1 diabetes are roughly 3 times as likely to die of COVID-19 as the nondiabetic population, and are at a higher risk than those with…
When the prestigious medical journal The Lancet published a set of “practical recommendations for the management of diabetes in patients with…
The more we learn about COVID-19, the more we learn how critical blood sugar management is.
In late April, the prestigious medical journal The Lancet…
In an “unprecedented” move, the FDA has granted temporary permission for Dexcom to provide G6 continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems directly…
The early data on COVID-19 deaths in America is shocking and outrageous: “African Americans account for more than 40% of COVID-19 deaths in the…
As an endocrinologist, I am very familiar with the type of people who are most at risk from COVID-19. They’re usually older, usually overweight,…
Is obesity one of the least talked-about risk factors for severe complications from COVID-19?
The data is not yet overwhelming, but an increasing…
Dr. Richard Bernstein has a very clear message for people with diabetes: avoid coronavirus as much as possible and for as long as possible. The danger…