Uncovering COVID’s new connection with diabetes
One of the side effects of COVID can be a sudden rise in blood sugar. Bryant Boone recovered from COVID-19, but now has diabetes. “COVID is trying to find whatever it can attack in your body, and it will attack it,” he said. (Lucy Garrett/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“This is my advice: Go get a full physical. Try to find out everything that is going on with you.”
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COVID Diabetes coronavirus COVID-19 Bryant Boone Dr. Cyrilyn WaltersJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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