COVID-19 – Information Sources for Patients
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COVID-19 LINKS – PATIENT INFO
The Primary Care Diabetes Society have compiled the following useful list of links to sources of information on COVID-19 for patients with different conditions (NB: several include valuable advice about medicines use):
- General NHS advice – https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
- Pituitary/ adrenal insufficiency (including steroid sick day rules) –https://www.endocrinology.org/news/item/14050/Coronavirus-advice-statement-for-patients-with-adrenal%2fpituitary-insufficiency
- Underlying lung disease (British Lung Foundation) – https://www.blf.org.uk/support-for-you/coronavirus
- People with Asthma – https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/triggers/coronavirus-covid-19/
- People with Diabetes – https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.diabetes.org.uk/about_us/news/coronavirus%3famp.
- Sick day rules T1 diabetes – https://trend-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/A5_T1Illness_TREND_FINAL.pdf
- Sick day rules T2 diabetes – https://trend-uk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/A5_T2Illness_TREND_FINAL.pdf
- People affected by Stroke – https://www.stroke.org.uk/news/coronavirus-information-people-affected-stroke
- Children/young people T1 diabetes – https://jdrf.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-people-living-with-type-1-diabetes/
- People with Heart/circulatory disease – https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/coronavirus-and-your-health
- Older people – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/conditions-illnesses/coronavirus/#
- Young people with anxiety – https://youngminds.org.uk/blog/what-to-do-if-you-re-anxious-about-coronavirus/
- Adults with anxiety – https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/coronavirus-and-your-wellbeing/
- People with Rheumatoid Arthritis – https://www.nras.org.uk/news/coronavirus-what-we-know-so-far
- People with cancer – https://breastcancernow.org/about-us/media/statements/advice-coronavirus-people-cancer
- Children and Young People with Cancer – https://www.cclg.org.uk/Coronavirus-advice
- People with inflammatory bowel disease – https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/news/updated-wuhan-novel-coronavirus-advice
- People with Parkinson’s disease – https://www.parkinsons.org.uk/news/understanding-coronavirus-and-parkinsons
- People with Multiple Sclerosis – https://www.mssociety.org.uk/about-ms/treatments-and-therapies/disease-modifying-therapies/covid-19-coronavirus-and-ms
- People with Motor Neurone Disease – https://www.mndassociation.org/mnd-and-coronavirus/
- People with liver disease and liver transplant
- https://britishlivertrust.org.uk/coronavirus-covid-19-health-advice-for-people-with-liver-disease-and-liver-transplant-patients/
- People with kidney disease including dialysis – https://www.kidneycareuk.org/news-and-campaigns/coronavirus-advice/
- People with epilepsy – https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/news/epilepsy-and-coronavirus-09-03-2020#.XnD_g8CnyEc
- People living with HIV – https://www.tht.org.uk/news/coronavirus-covid-19
- People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME – https://www.meassociation.org.uk/2020/03/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-government-advice-and-what-it-means-for-people-with-me-cfs-17-march-2020/
- Pregnant women – https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/coronavirus-pregnancy/covid-19-virus-infection-and-pregnancy/