People with diabetes are at high risk for serious flu complications. The best way to prevent the flu is by getting vaccinated each year.
- Prevent Flu: Get a Flu Shot
- Fight Flu: See Your Health Care Provider for a Prescription
- Have the Flu: Follow the Sick Day Rules
Fast Facts
People with diabetes are three times more likely to die from flu complications than people without diabetes.
Death rates from pneumonia and influenza among African-Americans with diabetes are double the death rates among whites with diabetes.
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