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Swine Flu and You?
By Kalia Doner
 June 3, 2009

If you have diabetes, contracting the flu is always serious business--you are six times more likely to be hospitalized as a result of influenza than someone who is not diabetic.

So, the current flu scare may have you especially concerned. To help you sort out practical prevention and treatment measures from unnecessary worries, get updated information on swine flu and diabetes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (exit site, CDC).



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