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High glucose levels may explain why some flu patients have more severe symptoms

In this new effort, the researchers suspected that heightened levels of glucose in the bloodstream might play a role. The researchers injected flu-infected test mice with glucosamine to see if it resulted in an increased chance of cytokine storms and report that it did.

Cytokine storms are how COVID-19 kills.


My husband reminds me that when in the hospital, the protocol is to let diabetics' blood sugar rise without concern.   Hospitals are more afraid of low blood sugar and coma. That's probably not helping.

Green tea polyphenols change the profile of inflammatory cytokine release from lymphocytes of obese and lean rats and protect against oxidative damage.

Green tea with a high catechin content suppresses inflammatory cytokine expression in the galactosamine-injured rat liver.

Tea polyphenols inhibit the activation of NF-κB and the secretion of cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases by macrophages stimulated with Fusobacterium nucleatum

ECGC In Green Tea Is Powerful Medicine Against Severe Sepsis, Lab Study Suggests