uSpeaking to Gulf News, Dr Bithika Thompson, Endocrinologist, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, US said diabetics in general risk complications when they were sick and COVID-19 was no exception. “Diabetic patients are not at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 infection, rather they experience more severe symptoms, particularly those people whose glucose control is not optimal. Among patients who are hospitalised due to COVID-19, a higher proportion of them has diabetes.”
While the UAE’s National Health Survey approved by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and released in 2019 show that the overall incidence
