KONTAN.CO.ID – Jakarta. One of the people who must increase awareness of Covid-19 infection is someone with diabetes or diabetes. Be aware of the symptoms of Covid-19 in diabetics so that they get proper medical treatment immediately.
Diabetes is a comorbid or comorbid disease that can worsen Covid-19 infection. What’s more, the second wave of Covid-19, which is highly contagious, puts people with diabetes at high risk of disease severity, as well as death.
Poor blood glucose levels interfere with insulin production in the body and suppress immune cells. Diabetes can also make it difficult for the body to utilize nutrients, have poor blood flow, and may even have a long recovery period.
Like Covid-19, diabetes can make it harder to fight viral load, but it can also invite other diseases. According to doctors, diabetes patients generally have problems with their blood vessels so they are more likely to suffer from cardiovascular problems, decreased breathing, and chronic lung disease.
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Due to this unfavorable condition, diabetes patients are likely to experience several other symptoms of Covid-19 infection. Well, to find out more, here are four symptoms of Covid-19 that diabetes patients should watch out for, as reported by the Times of India.
1. Covid-19 skin and nail rash
First, the symptoms of Covid-19 that diabetics must watch out for are the appearance of Covid-19 skin and nail rashes. In the second wave of the coronavirus, more unusual Covid-19 symptoms can appear, such as skin rashes, inflammation and allergy symptoms.
In addition, the appearance of horizontal lines on the nails of the hands and feet (Covid-19 nails), itching, and red spots are signs of infection experienced by diabetes patients. People suffering from diabetes are also more prone to skin manifestations and slower healing of wounds.
High blood sugar levels make it difficult for wounds to heal and increase the chance of inflammation, swelling, red spots, blisters, all of which can co-occur with a coronavirus infection. Therefore, diabetes patients must be very diligent in maintaining the health of their skin and be aware of the early signs of this corona virus.
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