FAQ: COVID-19 and Diabetes

Here are frequently asked questions and answers about COVID-19 and diabetes from Diabetes Canada. The questions include:

How does COVID-19 affect those living with diabetes?
How can I prevent infection?
I have diabetes and I think I may be infected. What do I do?
Should I stop taking certain blood pressure medications because I’ve heard that these drugs may affect my risk of COVID-19 infection?
How can I prepare in the event I become infected and have diabetes?

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Blood Pressure Medication

Here is some information from Diabetes Canada about the importance of taking your blood pressure medication, if prescribed to you and you have diabetes.

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How to Prepare

Here are some tips from Diabetes Canada to help you prepare for COVID-19 if you have diabetes.

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Preventing Supply Disruption

Here are some tips from Diabetes Canada explaining what people living with diabetes, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals can do to prevent diabetes supply disruption during COVID-19

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