Diabetes Worsens TB: Study Highlights Treatment Failure and Death

Imagine your body has two problems: diabetes and TB.

Diabetes makes your body's defenses weak, like a broken shield.

TB is a germ that attacks your lungs.

If you have both, it's like the germ has an easy target.

People with diabetes are more likely to get TB, and the TB is harder to treat.

They might get very sick and even die.

Doctors need to watch for TB in people with diabetes and start treatment quickly to help them get better and stop the TB from spreading.