You have heard it said over an over the novel corona virus is more likely to effect the elderly and people with underlying conditions for the latter group that have something to do with the medication that they are on the condition itself or their immune system.
Covid 19 corona virus is a respiratory virus which means it can invade your respiratory system affecting how you breathe in oxygen and get it to your bloodstream and where the virus targets can explain why certain conditions are especially vulnerable.
DIABETES
People with diabetics have a higher risk of developing complications from the corona virus although the vast majority will suffer mild to moderate symptoms there is a small proportion that will suffer severe symptoms and the that is higher than those people who don't have diabetes.
Diabetes is condition in which either the body doesn't produce enough insulin or the body is resistant to the effects of insulin. Insulin is important because it regulates the amount of sugar in your blood .High level of sugar over a long period of time can actually depress your immune system so it doesn't respond as quickly to the virus when it enters the body and it has more time to replicate get down to your lungs and cause the problems associated with breathing that can lead to meeting hospital treatment. If you have diabetes and are worried about contracting covid 19 . We suggest that the best thing to do is to control your blood sugar as much possible. So your immune system stays healthy
HEART CONDITION
Heart condition also be concerned looking at the number coming out of China and other countries we can see that people with heart conditions are really are at high risk of developing complication of the first 40,4672 diagnosed covid19 cases in China patients with cardiovascular diseases had the highest fatality rate at 10.5% . Other heart condition include previous heart attacks or strokes. When the corona virus enters your body and get down to your lungs what it does is to stop the lungs effectively passing oxygen through into the blood so the heart has to work harder to pump that blood round which has less oxygen in it and if you have an underlying heart condition that will put excess strain on your heart and lead further complications.