Type 1 diabetes and Covid-19 link being investigated
A study is under way in the Southern Health Trust area to investigate possible links between Type 1 diabetes and Covid-19.
"But in January we had nine new cases of Type 1 diabetes in children and young people in one week alone in our trust area," she said.Dr Sarinda Millar specialises in Type 1 diabetes in children and young people Diet and lifestyle play no role in the development of Type 1 diabetes, which is a completely different condition to Type 2.Beth McDaniel and Ellen Watson are known as the Diabetic Duo
"But when we get this road map and start to come out of this it will be a shock to the system again."
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