An outbreak of fungal meningitis has killed five people who took tainted steroid injections for back pain. And 42 more in seven states are sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of them are in Tennessee, but others are in Virginia, Michigan, Indiana, Maryland, Florida, and North Carolina.
But what connection does this bad news have to those of us who have diabetes?
The connection is that we already had other reasons to avoid steroid injections when we can....
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