The Virgin Diabetic Podcast

#2 Diabetes and COVID-19 with Suzanne Fiscella from PatientBest

August 19, 2020 Denise A. Pancyrz Season 1 Episode 2
The Virgin Diabetic Podcast
#2 Diabetes and COVID-19 with Suzanne Fiscella from PatientBest
Show Notes

Our first guest on the show is Physician Assistant and PatientBest CEO Suzanne Fiscella. Suzanne practices medicine in Florida, USA and she's very involved in aging well and safely, especially in these times of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her biggest concern is the high risk of infection among the seniors and those who have certain diseases that cause grave preoccupation. These are diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and kidney damage.

Highlights:

  • The importance of having a strong immune system and how to boost it, especially during this pandemic.
  • Managing your Diabetes during the current pandemic.

Quotes from the episode:

  • "Perfectly normal non-diabetics that are coming into the hospital with the symptoms of COVID are already experiencing sugars in the 130s which they never have".
  • "Almost half of the population do not know they are infected" with COVID-19.

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For your safety and of the others, please always wear a mask to help contain the spread of COVID-19. 

Please do not consider this as medical information and remember to always consult a physician before making any changes.