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Can a person with type 1 diabetes ever just get mild symptoms of coronavirus, or will it always be fatal?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Death: At 38 your risk of death from the virus is low. If you diabetes is controlled you should not have particularly higher risk. Poorly controlled diabetes would make a difference.

Dr Guarderas agreed

Answered 3/29/2020

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