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Pediatric Diabetes Surge in Mississippi: Doctors Concerned Covid-19 Is to Blame
- Bostonian 5y agoMany such articles have a misleading title. It's the reaction to covid, especially lockdowns, that have caused the surge in diabetes, not covid itself. Quoting the article: 'the social conditions that the pandemic has caused are fertile ground for the growth of diabetes, in adults as well as children. “Severe emotional stress (may trigger diabetes), especially for some kids who might be genetically predisposed,” she said in an interview. “Say the family breadwinner loses their job and they don’t have insurance and, say the family loses their home. Does that trigger the emotional distress that could (lead to) diabetes?'
- draw_down 5y agoExactly, except this still locates the problem in the virus rather than the reaction. It’s implying there was no other possible reaction to the pandemic than the one we had/have, but that isn’t so.
- joelbondurant 5y agoBlasphemous, pray to the Science Ministry for forgiveness this wickedness is not officially ordained Science. In the name of Science we pray, amen.