I was emailing my American pen friend yesterday.
We were talking about the Pfizer vaccine.
It is the one I had.
I was saying that I was considering not having the second shot of the Pfizer.
Why?
A couple of reasons.
Although I had no adverse reaction to the Pfizer jab...
1. I felt relaxed after the Pfizer jab. And this was not because of the idea of getting the jab. And as well as feeling relaxed, and something to do with the Pfizer jab my intense neuropathic pains have subsided from the intense pain levels I have had since the 1980's to a lesser level. I still have the neuropathic pains, but the level of pain has dropped a notch or two. (I have despaired over the intensity of these neuropathic pains).
2. My blood glucose levels have evened out throughout the day since the Pfizer jab. There has been no dramatic rise after the meal (there usually is, but it goes down, back to normal for me a couple of hours later). However, it is not doing this rise since I had the Pfizer jab early February. And in addition, because my American pen friend had said a couple of weeks or so ago, why don't you have treats or comfort food? She is diabetic as well. And I said I was being good!
However, she had planted the seed in my mind, about comfort food. I do love a baked potato and butter and some melted cheese. So, I bought some baking potatoes. But I have said on here in this thread in some posts last year that potatoes raised my blood sugars dramatically. It was suggested I freeze the potatoes after cooking, and have them the next day. This I did. It worked, and didn't raise my blood sugars. BUT I did have to leave it a few days before I did it again, otherwise my blood sugars would gradually rise over the days.
So, about a fortnight ago, I had a baked potato with butter and cheese. I tested before and after and a while later, and my blood sugars barely rose, even immediately after eating the baked potato. My blood sugars appear to be keeping on a pretty even keel all day.
Next day, I had another baked potato with butter and melted cheese. Same again, virtually no rise in blood sugars. So, every day for a fortnight I have been having a baked potato every day.
Before the Pfizer jab, I was having under 20 carbs a day in order to control those blood sugars.
How many carbs in a baked spud? Online suggests 41carbs for 100 grams. I am pretty sure my potatoes are more than 100 grams, I haven't weighed them...
So, I have increased my carb level by a lot with these baked spuds, and my blood glucose is not adversely affected. Prior to the Pfizer jab, potatoes gave my blood sugars a very big spike, unless I froze them.
So, I am keeping eye on this.
However, the main thing is my reduction in neuropathic pains since the Pfizer jab. Whatever the first Pfizer jab has done within my body, it has been beneficial to me, so far. So, I have been thinking that if I had the second Pfizer jab, will it create another reaction in my body, and the neuropathic pains will go back to the intensity level as before. I do not want that. So that leaves me in a bit of a dilemma. I have not been offered the second Pfizer jab yet.
I explained all this to my American pen friend.
She sent me this link in return. Interesting reading.
https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/03/the-covid-vaccine-why-give-two-if-one-will-do.html
. Last nights meal is a little carby but based on previous times I expected 5.5 after a Meal of Cauliflower and Haloumi, courgette, shallots and a few parsnip and carrots baked in olive oil, garlic, sumac, ground Corriander and glazed with butter.
