The association of indoor heat exposure with diabetes and respiratory 9-1-1 calls through emergency medical dispatch and services documentation

Uejio, Christopher K.; Joiner, Anjni; Gonsoroski, Elaina; Tamerius, James; Jung, Jihoon; Moran, Tim P.; Yancey, Arthur

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.113271

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“…The risk is especially marked among elderly PwD. 6,10 A study from the USA found that an increase in temperature from 30 o C to 31 o C increased the likelihood of an emergency call for diabetes by 12%. 10 In addition, hot days can increase mortality among PwD by between 17% and 56%.…”

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“…6,10 A study from the USA found that an increase in temperature from 30 o C to 31 o C increased the likelihood of an emergency call for diabetes by 12%. 10 In addition, hot days can increase mortality among PwD by between 17% and 56%. 6 For instance, a study from Brazil examined 553,351 hospitalisations associated with diabetes.…”

Section: To the Extremementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, even short heat waves seem to increase the risk of emergency department attendances and hospitalisations due to diabetes by between 6% and 30%. The risk is especially marked among elderly PwD 6,10 . A study from the USA found that an increase in temperature from 30 o C to 31 o C increased the likelihood of an emergency call for diabetes by 12% 10 …”

Section: Diet and Climate Changementioning

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The weather's no joke for people living with diabetes

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Climate change – presaging heat waves and cold snaps – along with drivers for global warming are likely to affect the epidemiology and management of diabetes, warns Mark Greener in his examination here of the published evidence to date. It has been shown that diabetes and climate change perpetuate each other in several ways. New literature offers detailed, thought‐provoking and worrying summaries.

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Section: To the Extremementioning

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Section: Diet and Climate Changementioning

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The weather's no joke for people living with diabetes

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2023

Practical Diabetes

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“…El calor extremo afecta a todo el mundo, pero están en riesgo particular personas embarazadas 203,204,205 ; personas con afecciones cardíacas y pulmonares 206,207 ; adultos mayores y niños pequeños 208,209 ; personas con problemas de salud mental 210,211 ; trabajadores exteriores de la construcción, la agricultura y el sector de servicios 212,213 ; deportistas 214,215,216 ; y poblaciones que carecen de refugio adecuado o están encarceladas 217,218 .…”

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