{"id":6747,"date":"2022-02-19T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-19T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharmeasy.in\/blog\/?p=6747"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:02:17","slug":"diabetes-can-make-dengue-more-lethal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharmeasy.in\/blog\/diabetes-can-make-dengue-more-lethal\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes Can Make Dengue More Lethal!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<\/head>

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Introduction<\/a><\/li>
Diabetes and Dengue: The Deadly Combination<\/a><\/li>
Dengue Shock Syndrome<\/a><\/li>
Why Does Diabetes Magnify Dengue Complications?<\/a><\/li>
What Can You Do?<\/a><\/li>
Conclusion<\/a><\/li>
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<\/span>Introduction<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMore than 80 million people in India live with diabetes, and statistics say that more than 2 lakh people contract dengue every year ^{1<\/sup><\/a>^,<\/sup>}^{2<\/sup><\/a>. Are you wondering why we are linking the two illnesses? Read on to know why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n}
It turns out that diabetes can worsen the complications caused by dengue, and now that winter is almost here, the dengue menace has shot up, too. If you are a diabetic, you should be extra cautious about mosquitoes this season, because dengue is more dangerous for you than for non-diabetics.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Diabetes and Dengue: The Deadly Combination<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Dengue infection in patients with pre-existing diabetes is associated with significantly higher morbidity and mortality compared to non-diabetic individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Evidence from Chennai shows that among dengue patients, approximately 30% had diabetes, and these patients were more likely to experience severe complications. Diabetic dengue patients frequently present with classical symptoms such as fever, vomiting, headache, muscle and body pain, but they are also prone to severe manifestations, including reduced urine output, bleeding tendencies, pedal oedema or ascites (swelling in feet or stomach), pleural effusion (fluid in lungs), and altered sensory stimulation. Blood abnormalities such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia, and leucocytosis (reduced red blood cells and platelets and increased white blood cells, respectively) are more pronounced in diabetic patients, contributing to worse outcomes ^{3<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>}
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