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<blockquote data-quote="hyponilla" data-source="post: 2241303" data-attributes="member: 509037"><p>Hi there,</p><p>I've been sick with a respiratory illness for three weeks and finally started feeling better a couple of days ago. What a nasty bug. It started as a simple cold, and turned into pneumonia with breathing problems during the second week. I've been in self isolation the whole time so although the symptoms are consistent with covid-19, you can't say for sure.</p><p></p><p>My boyfriend also got sick, but he recovered within a week. His immune system has always been better than mine. One thing that's been strange during this is my blood sugar. Normally it shoots through the roof when I'm sick, but this time it's been perfect averaging 5.4. That was until I started feeling better the other day and it went up. Now I'm taking double the dose of bolus insulin and doing damage control so a sign things are back to normal.</p><p></p><p>If you have trouble breathing one thing that really helps is to sit up in bed rather than lie down. Also breathing water vapor is good, so hot showers or keeping your head over a cup of tea might make things easier. My doctor friend brought over some vitamin d as well. There is a possibility it works directly on recovering the respiratory epithelium, here's the theory:</p><p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759054/" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759054/</a></p><p>You have to be careful with it because it's possible to overdose, so as always best to check with a doctor before taking it.</p><p></p><p>I hope you feel better soon. Take it easy and get plenty of rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hyponilla, post: 2241303, member: 509037"] Hi there, I've been sick with a respiratory illness for three weeks and finally started feeling better a couple of days ago. What a nasty bug. It started as a simple cold, and turned into pneumonia with breathing problems during the second week. I've been in self isolation the whole time so although the symptoms are consistent with covid-19, you can't say for sure. My boyfriend also got sick, but he recovered within a week. His immune system has always been better than mine. One thing that's been strange during this is my blood sugar. Normally it shoots through the roof when I'm sick, but this time it's been perfect averaging 5.4. That was until I started feeling better the other day and it went up. Now I'm taking double the dose of bolus insulin and doing damage control so a sign things are back to normal. If you have trouble breathing one thing that really helps is to sit up in bed rather than lie down. Also breathing water vapor is good, so hot showers or keeping your head over a cup of tea might make things easier. My doctor friend brought over some vitamin d as well. There is a possibility it works directly on recovering the respiratory epithelium, here's the theory: [URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2759054/[/URL] You have to be careful with it because it's possible to overdose, so as always best to check with a doctor before taking it. I hope you feel better soon. Take it easy and get plenty of rest. [/QUOTE]
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