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Why Covid-19 is killing US diabetes patients at alarming rates

FILE PHOTO: Devon Brumfield holds a photo of her father Darrell Cager Sr., who died on March 31 from complications of the Covid-19 in this undated handout image. [Reuters]

Darrell Cager Sr, 64, had diabetes. So his youngest daughter urged him to seek care. The next day, he collapsed and died in his New Orleans home.

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