Idle hypothesis: If metabolic syndrome makes one more vulnerable to covid-19 via insulin resistance reducing the ability of the immune system to leverage insulin action, then perhaps giving insulin could be an acute (but not chronic) win.
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It& #39;s probably a bad idea, but it was a passing thought I felt like saying aloud.