Hi my father died in May of this year.  He was 83 but had been in relatively good health.  He was diabetic since his late sixties.  When he was hospitalised the doctors said he was in septic shock due to an absess which had developed near his gall bladder.  He had to have major surgery and suffered three strokes before he died.  We have since learned that he had no heating in his house for some months before he died and we had unprecedently cold weather conditions over the winter months.  Some nights the temperature was as low as minus sixteen.  I am wondering how much this contributed to his death.  Any help you can offer would be appreciated as it is really disturbing me.  Thanking you in anticipation--Cathy
Hi welcome to the Chat Doctor In severe cold temperature and changing weather there are chances of viral infections and then secondary bacterial infection can occur Moreover your father was also having diabetes in which chances of infections more... So you can use room heater as temp falling to minus in your home When your common cold getting worse investigate with CBC and throat swab to start antibiotic if needed vitamin C lozenges having antiviral property so can be used in common cold infection when you have that due to cold weather Take care