Blood sugar levels may influence vulnerability to coronavirus

[aspergerian]

By a researcher:

But, it turns out, hydroxychloroquine might be able tolower blood sugar like metformin.

"Blood sugar levels may influence vulnerability to coronavirus, and controlling them through conventional means might be protective."

theconversation.com/blood-s...

[rescuema]

Adequate zinc is critical for blood sugar regulation. People with diabetes are at a disadvantage with zinc dyshomeostasis. Guess what HCQ does -increases zinc level. See more info below.

Though these parts of the article are very interesting -

"Both the ACE2 and the virus need sugar molecules bound to their protein for this to work properly...People with SARS - which is related to the new coronavirus – seem to get high blood sugar temporarily when they get infected as well...This makes sense because there are a lot of ACE2 receptors on the so-called islet cells of the pancreas. These are the cells that make insulin – which is critical for controlling blood sugar. If the virus infects these cells, then they stop making insulin and you can get a temporary diabetes with COVID-19."

I did notice that my cough was worse after higher sugar meals (due to extra bluberries, oranges, bananas, etc), so probably best to avoid high sugar/carbs.

healthunlocked.com/parkinso...