All eyes will be on the skies as Greater Manchester prepares for a four-day bank holiday bonanza to mark the Queen's Jubilee weekend.
10.05.2022 - 19:49 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
People with diabetes are almost twice as likely to die with coronavirus, according to a new study. Diabetics are also almost three times as likely to be critically or severely ill compared to those without diabetes, the study has found.
However, the research by the University of Aberdeen, which reviewed data from hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world, also found that good management of the condition can mitigate against the risks. While diabetes presents a significant risk of severe illness and death with Covid, blood sugar control in these patients can significantly reduce this risk.
The researchers teamed up with King's College London to review findings from 158 studies that included more that 270,000 participants from all over the world to determine how Covid affects people living with diabetes.
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The pooled results showed that people with diabetes were 1.87 times more likely to die with Covid, 1.59 times more likely to be admitted to intensive care units, 1.44 times more likely to require ventilation, and 2.88 times more likely to be classed as severe or critical, when compared to patients without diabetes.
This is the first time a study, which has been published in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, has looked at the risks of Covid in patients with diabetes while factoring in the patients’ location, with data gathered from all over the world. It thereby highlights potential inequalities in healthcare resources available, as well as possible ethnic differences and other societal factors.
The researchers found that patients in China, Korea and the Middle East were at higher
All eyes will be on the skies as Greater Manchester prepares for a four-day bank holiday bonanza to mark the Queen's Jubilee weekend.
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continuing to butt heads when it comes to caring for their son, Koban. In this exclusive clip from Sunday's new episode of, Emily refuses to let Kobe drive with their son, Koban, in the car, and Kobe notes how much Emily has «changed» after their whirlwind romance in China.Emily has had trouble adjusting to letting Kobe have a say in parenting duties now that he's finally arrived in Kansas from Cameroon after two years of waiting for his visa to get approved.
Coleen and Wayne Rooney looked carefree and relaxed as they arrived at Manchester airport on Tuesday morning.The pair were seen carting along their suitcases as they prepared to jet abroad to Dubai while the final day of the Wagatha Christie libel trial continued at the Royal Courts of Justice.The libel case was due to finish on Wednesday but went into extra time to allow barristers to prepare their final arguments at the Royal Courts of Justice. Expecting that the trial would have been over by now, the Rooneys have gone ahead with their holiday commitments with their brood after being granted permission by the judge, Mrs Justice Steyn.
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features a priceless moment between Kobe and his young son, Koban. In this exclusive clip, Kobe meets Koban for the first time after his visa got approved to come to the United States and he can't contain his emotions.Kobe, who's from Cameroon, met his fiancé, Kansas native Emily, at a nightclub in China and they quickly fell in love. Four weeks into their engagement, she found out she was pregnant and returned to the U.S.
Greater Manchester was treated to a largely warm and dry bank holiday weekend, but that could all change this week as heavy cloud and scattered showers are expected to be the picture for the week ahead.