There are 83 total COVID patients being treated at The University of Kansas Health System today, up from 78 yesterday. Other significant numbers:
- 20 with the active virus, 21 yesterday
- 2 in ICU, 4 yesterday
- 1 on ventilator, 2 yesterday
- 63 hospitalized but out of acute infection phase, 57 yesterday
Key points from today’s guests:
Dr. David Robbins, director of the KU Diabetes Institute
- COVID has had an impact on all diabetes patients, many of whom gave up exercise, which is key in keeping it under control
- Diabetes is a unique disease in medicine. Working hard to find a way to treat it and forget it, but not there yet. Requires constant vigilance.
- Early diagnosis offers best prognosis and with weight loss and exercise, potential for reversal.
- Recommends the Mediterranean Diet for diabetics and those wanting a good healthy diet
Holly Kramer, pediatric nurse practitioner
- Type 1 diabetes, which people are born with, is hereditary, unlike Type 2 diabetes, which develops in teens and older people
- Parents should look for increased urination, excessive thirst, nausea, vomiting or stomach pain as warning signs of diabetes in their kids
- Mental health very important for children with diabetes
- Seeing many teenagers who have done the research on COVID vaccine and want it but parents reluctant to approve while still under emergency use authorization
Dr. Dana Hawkinson, medical director, Infection Prevention and Control
- Screenings for all diseases, not just diabetes, are down during the pandemic
- Early intervention is often the difference between life and death
Wednesday, March 9 at 8:00 a.m. is the next Open Mics With Dr. Stites. Can someone who has or had COVID donate an organ? It’s a common question during the pandemic. COVID has had quite an impact on transplants, and we’ll have the answer to that and many other transplant questions tomorrow.
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