flu

I've recently been quite ill, a restaurant fed me something I was intolerant to despite telling them about it and I spent a while recovering from that but went to a comic con anyway over the weekend and managed to pick up a fluey type bug with some diarrhoea and lots of sneezing...which is fun...

Posted here because of wide ranging subjects. Noting that I'm not asking for solutions, but would welcome comments about similar experiences. I have had a complicated week or so. Experimented with Seriously Low Carb Rolls Became far more stringent about very low carb eating Due to this I've...

Hey! Coming up to flu season now and I can't decide if I should get a flu vaccine? I'm 25 years old and I've only ever had flu vaccines when I was a child. Obviously with COVID around I'm trying to be extra safe, plus I've already had the flu once when I was 16 and I experienced swine flu in...

I am aware (thanks to this forum) that a flu or a cold can raise BG. But for how many days/weeks one should expect higher or erratic BG after the cold or flu symptoms have disappeared? My BG was finally showing values below 80 mg/dL after months of effort (carnivore/no carb/low carb/moderately...

So I have the symptoms of flu and feel just horrific. Supposed to get my flu jab in 11 days so that was an epic fail. My diabetes is really hard to control and I just don't feel like drinking or eating. Should I go to the GP tomorrow or wait it out? Diabetes isn't the only thing wrong with me...

There has been a bug going around and i've become one of the unfortunate victims! What are some home/safe remedies that you guys do when you get a cold? I'm afraid of taking cough medicines because every article I read says that it's bad for your BG and my BGs have been a tad bit high since...

Hi all Could really do with some advice... I went down with he flu last week (first post T2 diagnosis). I'd been forewarned by this forum that it could play havoc with BG so had got in a Freestyle Libre to keep an eye on things without constant finger pricking. Has proved a great idea - I...

Hi Worried about OH he got flu, taken to his bed since Wednesday night, also got upset stomach and is staged 2, got him up yesterday has had toast and slips of water, but concerned about him. NHS won't do anything as has upset stomach, he does not test his blood, as on tablets (metxxxx) Any...