Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetics Have Increased Severe COVID-19 Risk

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its website on March 29, 2021, stating, 'There is not enough data to show whether people with diabetes are more likely to get COVID-19 than the general population.'

'But, having either type 1 or type 2 diabetes can make you more likely to get severely ill from COVID-19.'

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) says, 'It’s important to remember that people with either type of diabetes can vary in their age, complications they’ve developed and how well they have been able to manage their diabetes.'

'People who already have diabetes-related health problems are likely to have worse outcomes if they contract COVID-19 than people with diabetes who are otherwise healthy, whichever type of diabetes they have.'

'Your risk of getting very sick from COVID-19 is likely to be lower if your diabetes is well-managed. Having heart disease or other complications in addition to diabetes could worsen the chance of getting seriously ill from COVID-19, like other viral infections, because more than one condition makes it harder for your body to fight the infection,' adds the ADA's website.