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<blockquote data-quote="fletchweb" data-source="post: 1216592" data-attributes="member: 318202"><p>Hello there,</p><p>I normally don't catch colds and haven't had the flu in years but this week I got hit with one hell of a cold. I started noticing something was going on last Sunday at the movies - half way in to the new Star Trek movie I started coughing a bit and thought maybe it was just a reaction to the air conditioner - but on Monday at work that cough started to transform in to a congestion type thing and on Tuesday I woke up with Pink Eye - I went in to work again, probably shouldn't have done that. I bought anti-bacterial eye drops and have been treating my eyes 4 times a day - the pink eye seems to be gone but I'm going to continue treatment for the next couple of days. Wednesday and today I didn't bother going in to work as at times my cough has become somewhat of a hack. Yesterday was bad, today is much better and I hope to get a good sleep tonight.</p><p>Anyway - having Type 1 I've been keeping close tabs on my Blood Glucose Levels keeping them between 6 - 10, I've cut back on my insulin dosages as when I'm sick I seem to burn more energy which translates to low BGs. I hit 3.3 yesterday morning so I cut my Lantus back by 3 units last night and this morning my BG was at 8 which is fine in my books, fighting off a cold. I've been drinking lots of water and have only been eating fruit mixed with Greek Yogurt as it's been very humid with temperatures hovering around 30 Celsius so my appetite is a bit off . Here's my issue - I'm going to a 3 day music festival tomorrow on the mainland and unless my cold takes a turn for the worse ... I'm going.</p><p>My question - how do other people with diabetes treat those annoying colds? Does it have a significant affect on your condition? Anything you do to assist your immune system in attacking those irritating cold viruses?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fletchweb, post: 1216592, member: 318202"] Hello there, I normally don't catch colds and haven't had the flu in years but this week I got hit with one hell of a cold. I started noticing something was going on last Sunday at the movies - half way in to the new Star Trek movie I started coughing a bit and thought maybe it was just a reaction to the air conditioner - but on Monday at work that cough started to transform in to a congestion type thing and on Tuesday I woke up with Pink Eye - I went in to work again, probably shouldn't have done that. I bought anti-bacterial eye drops and have been treating my eyes 4 times a day - the pink eye seems to be gone but I'm going to continue treatment for the next couple of days. Wednesday and today I didn't bother going in to work as at times my cough has become somewhat of a hack. Yesterday was bad, today is much better and I hope to get a good sleep tonight. Anyway - having Type 1 I've been keeping close tabs on my Blood Glucose Levels keeping them between 6 - 10, I've cut back on my insulin dosages as when I'm sick I seem to burn more energy which translates to low BGs. I hit 3.3 yesterday morning so I cut my Lantus back by 3 units last night and this morning my BG was at 8 which is fine in my books, fighting off a cold. I've been drinking lots of water and have only been eating fruit mixed with Greek Yogurt as it's been very humid with temperatures hovering around 30 Celsius so my appetite is a bit off . Here's my issue - I'm going to a 3 day music festival tomorrow on the mainland and unless my cold takes a turn for the worse ... I'm going. My question - how do other people with diabetes treat those annoying colds? Does it have a significant affect on your condition? Anything you do to assist your immune system in attacking those irritating cold viruses? [/QUOTE]
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