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Wave 1: 43% of PLWD in the WC diagnosed with COVID-19 needed admission, just under 50% of all those who died from COVID-19 were PLWD

SGLT2 inhibitors reduce the risks of both hospitalization for heart failure and serious renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 are similar in #COVID-19 patients with and without #diabetes, and are thus unlikely to be responsible for the higher death rates in patients with diabetes bit.ly/34BtR9w

Research in this week's issue—SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: a meta-analysis of the EMPEROR-Reduced and DAPA-HF trials hubs.li/H0wNfzB0

As presented #EASD2020 @EASDnews Is Once-Weekly #Insulin Coming to the Clinic? Promising Data Across a Range of Clinical Scenarios #T2D #Diabetes nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Blocking IL-6 Does Not Improve Key Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With #COVID19 Pneumonia medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Management of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults: A Consensus Statement From an International Expert Panel. #diabetes #LADA #autoimmunedisease diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/lookup/doi/10.…

A review on dietary protocols that modify the timing of food intake to alter the feeding–fasting cycle. Such chrono-nutrition optimises metabolism by timing nutrient intake to circadian rhythms to improve whole-body metabolic health @JohnAHawley bit.ly/2Y8NXpc #toptweet

Often asked why Western Cape’s #COVID19 mortality (3485 out of 100,536 cases today) is much higher than Gauteng’s (2761 out of 194,585 cases). It’s not. It relates to underreporting deaths. ~5-fold diff reported deaths in GT relative to excess deaths vs ~1.5-fold difference WC

It’s the dome bs the duck: N95 Extended Use and Reuse and Fit Failure in an Emergency Department ja.ma/3jiwlzX via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork

UPDATE: A total of 38 114 #COVID19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. Regrettably, we report 174 more #COVID19 related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to 4346. The number of recoveries is 146 279 (49% recovery rate) We send our deepest condolences

Update on the coronavirus 29 June 2020 As of 1pm on 29 June, the Western Cape has 16 550 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 61 445 confirmed cases and 43120 recoveries. Statement: facebook.com/58456604868487…

Update on the coronavirus 25 June 2020 As of 1pm on 25 June, the Western Cape has 15 251 active cases of COVID-19, with a total of 56 345 confirmed cases and 39 475 recoveries. Statement: bit.ly/3dtEP2Z

#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 43 118 #COVID19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. There are 6 580 new cases of #COVID19. Regrettably, we report 87 more #COVID19 related deaths; 2 from GP, 15 from KZN, 17 from EC and 53 from WC. We send our deepest condolences.

Fasting glucose on admission is an important indicator of outcomes for COVID-19 patients, even for those without diabetes @whuwsf #COVID19 #Diabetes #Hyperglycaemia bit.ly/3dcX5xH #TopTweetTuesday

#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 34 122 #COVID19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. There are 5 688 new cases of #COVID19. Regrettably, we report 103 more #COVID19 related deaths; 15 from EC, 25 from GP and 63 from WC. We send our deepest condolences.

#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 23 580 #COVID19 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. There are 2810 new cases of #COVID19. Regrettably, we report 57 more #COVID19 related deaths; 44 from the WC, 9 from the EC and 4 from KZN. We send our deepest condolences.

And the latest #COVID19 mortality data June 12 stratified by BMI ranges from @ICNARC Trend towards an #Obesity paradox or noise?

Even a highly successful #COVID19 trial is likely to reduce mortality by only a 5-10% absolute difference; the number needed to treat will be a minimum 10-20, meaning most patients will not benefit from even a successful treatment ja.ma/2BQvd5r