Robbity
Expert
- Messages
- 6,686
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
I had flu as a teenager, and don't ever want to repeat the experience so flu jabs are a no-brainer for me. I was "age eligible" for my flu jabs long before I became diabetic, and have more recently also had a pneumonia jab.
Something to be aware of is that however good your glucose levels may be, illness, fighting infections, etc, WILL raise your glucose regardless, so if you can do anything to potentially avoid or reduce the impact of this happening, it makes perfect sense (to me at least) to do so. I've been T2 for 7 years, and for almost all that time my HbA1c results have been high end of normal - low end pre diabetic (40-43) but I still get occasionally higher levels (45-47) from health (and other) issues.
Something to be aware of is that however good your glucose levels may be, illness, fighting infections, etc, WILL raise your glucose regardless, so if you can do anything to potentially avoid or reduce the impact of this happening, it makes perfect sense (to me at least) to do so. I've been T2 for 7 years, and for almost all that time my HbA1c results have been high end of normal - low end pre diabetic (40-43) but I still get occasionally higher levels (45-47) from health (and other) issues.