Well, this is depressing

In an attempt to standardize how doctors make the difficult decision of who should receive treatment during a pandemic or disaster, several task forces have worked together to identify which patients should not receive extraordinary care in situations where resources must be doled out among large numbers of casualties.

On the list of folks who don't make the cut: "Those with a severe chronic disease, such as advanced heart failure, lung disease or poorly controlled diabetes"

So, if the idea of complications hasn't scared you into controlling your diabetes on a daily basis, you might consider this a new motivator.

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