Charities have said people with diabetes must be allowed to work from home or be put on furlough if their jobs put them at risk
By
Laura Donnelly,
HEALTH EDITOR
20 May 2020 . 12:01am


One third of all hospital deaths from coronavirus in England have been among diabetics, new research shows, amid warnings that the condition more than doubles mortality risk.

Experts said the major study, which included all patients hospitalised with Covid-19 over 10 weeks, showed that diabetes - which is often fuelled by obesity - is driving Britain's death toll.

Charities said people with diabetes must be allowed to work from home or be put on furlough if their jobs put them at risk.

The research, led by the national clinical director for diabetes and obesity, examined 23,804 Covid-19 deaths in hospitals between March 1 and May 11.

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