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Does Diabetic patients are more likely to get Covid-19?

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COVID19 , it is clear that the virus affects people in different ways and the severity of symptoms varies. This is especially true for people who have an existing disease or whose immune system is more difficult to fight off the disease.  In some people with diabetes, this condition affects the body's ability to make or use the hormone insulin to lower the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood, and is more likely to contract COVID19.        We don't think that people with diabetes are more susceptible to COVID19 than the general population. However, based on what we have learned from the research so far, you may face more serious results. We know from the experience of other viral diseases that diabetic patients respond more strongly to these diseases. Although the exact cause of the serious consequences of diabetes and COVID19 patients is still unclear, studies over the years have shown that the immune system of diabetic patients may be weakened...

Does Tobacco cause High Cholesterol?

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Cholesterol stages get out of whack, too. Cigarette smoke increases levels of low density lipoproteins, or "bad" cholesterol, and a blood fat called triglycerides. Those cause waxy plaque to raise up in your arteries. At the same period, it depresses HDL, or "good" cholesterol -- the kind that avoids plaque from forming. There’s carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas that arrives your lungs and then your bloodstream. It steals oxygen from your red blood cells, so few oxygen it gets to your organs and tissues. It also makes your artery walls very hard and stiff, which can put you on the path to a heart attack. Nicotine, an compulsive chemical in tobacco and e-cigarettes. It makes your blood vessels thin. It increases your blood pressure and heart rate, too. Your heart has to pump tougher and quicker than normal. Smoking also causes chemical changes in your body. Cells in your bloodstream named platelets clump together when they react with toxic cigarette ingredients....