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One of the first things i was told when diagnosed was that i would catch colds more easily, and they would last longer and be worse then if i didn't have diabetes.
This was a weird concept, because (living life for 29 years without diabetes) i rarely got sick, and hadn't had a flu shot for at least a decade..and now suddenly I am going to start getting sick easily ?
well, I did get my flu shot this year, and did a bit extra to avoid people with colds, so far still nothing... however, my girlfriend has been sick twice this season, and i have not caught it.
So i am wondering, are there any T1D out there who can compare their lives before and after diagnoses in regards to 'catching a cold' ?
Do you find now you do get more, worse, colds?
Or are there T1Ds who still rarely get sick?
Also - is it a scientific fact that being diabetic means weakened immune system? or is that just a myth based on the fact that we have some rogues in bodies shootin' up the place?
Thanks!
This was a weird concept, because (living life for 29 years without diabetes) i rarely got sick, and hadn't had a flu shot for at least a decade..and now suddenly I am going to start getting sick easily ?
well, I did get my flu shot this year, and did a bit extra to avoid people with colds, so far still nothing... however, my girlfriend has been sick twice this season, and i have not caught it.
So i am wondering, are there any T1D out there who can compare their lives before and after diagnoses in regards to 'catching a cold' ?
Do you find now you do get more, worse, colds?
Or are there T1Ds who still rarely get sick?
Also - is it a scientific fact that being diabetic means weakened immune system? or is that just a myth based on the fact that we have some rogues in bodies shootin' up the place?
Thanks!