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cath99

cath99

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has anyone else been plauged with colds and cold sores and chest infections since diagnoses i seem to permanently have one, altho at my largest i was rarley ill strange? and relief info anyone has , tried paracetomaol and vicks thanks xx
 
Alanp35 said:
One after another since October 2013. Not sure why but didn't have such problems prior to October 2013.




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glad im not alone .. i refused my flu jab but not next year i be first in the que lol x
 
I have had the worst flu and colds again this year, lasted weeks....
Resulted in chest infection.....that always happens with me though :/. And I had my flu jab?
End up on antibiotics......
Yes they are worse since being diagnosed.....recovery time is longer.....Kat x
 
I'm on my first virus since being diagnosed in January. Runny nose and lungs on fire. The real downer for me is that it is keeping me off my rowing machine which I use every day to reduce weight and lower my BG levels.


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Everyone in my office has been coughing and spluttering for months, but I haven't caught it (I'll probably go down with something now!).

I eat blueberries and take a zinc supplement, maybe this has something to do with it.
 
Yep - get every bug on offer !
 
My man flu has been with me since Monday and it's getting worse by the day...wondering when my lungs will stop burning.


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cath99 said:
has anyone else been plauged with colds and cold sores and chest infections since diagnoses i seem to permanently have one, altho at my largest i was rarley ill strange? and relief info anyone has , tried paracetomaol and vicks thanks xx
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yes ive had a chest infection ive had it off and on for 3 months, an o.a.p told me to have a spoon full of Lambs navy rum, i tried it it worked but sadly its returned yet again.
 
It's odd because my wife and kids get colds and bugs yet I don't (well not often). Might be something in it what Denise says about good old blueberries :)
 
I have blueberries every day with breakfast. You're gonna tell me I get them from a cheap store rather than Waitrose and thats why they are not working for me.



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Alanp35 said:
I have blueberries every day with breakfast. You're gonna tell me I get them from a cheap store rather than Waitrose and thats why they are not working for me.
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Blueberries are blueberries Alan. I use to buy fresh and nothing else after once trying the frozen and not liking them, however after the price of fresh ones sky rocketed last year I decided to give frozen ones another go and now prefer them,
 
))Denise(( said:
Everyone in my office has been coughing and spluttering for months, but I haven't caught it (I'll probably go down with something now!).

I eat blueberries and take a zinc supplement, maybe this has something to do with it.
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work a go thankyou x
 
I must be one of the lucky ones. I was diagnosed T2 in November and I've experienced significant weight loss since the end of August. I haven't had a cold for the last three years and I work with young children with questionable hygiene habits! lol. Colleagues drop like flies and I'm still standing. I get symptoms... itchy throat, sneezing and a bit of a runny nose, but it doesn't develop. I'd like to think it's down to my new healthy eating habits but I was the same before. I also don't get the nasty 24 hour tummy bugs that often do the rounds.

I'm not sure I want the flu jab if offered. I once had one around 30 years ago and I had the worst cold I had ever had!
 
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