5 reasons why COVID-19 makes digital diabetes treatment critical

SOURCE: Omada Health

People with diabetes have much higher rates of serious COVID complications, hospitalizations and death.1 Making things even more difficult, chronic condition management is especially challenging when even accessing a healthcare facility risks exposure. Even for those who avoid the virus, the pandemic itself may contribute to worse outcomes for people with diabetes, due to stress, social isolation, and disruptions to routine care, diet, and physical activity.2 It’s more urgent than ever that people with diabetes have access to cost-effective and clinically proven diabetes care to monitor glucose levels, stay in control of their blood sugar, and build proper routines around healthy eating, physical activity, and medication adherence. Effective diabetes care may help prevent severe COVID illness, and curtail health issues stemming from care disruptions after the pandemic is over.

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