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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
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- Pump
As a T1D I always have flu jab every year. Usually the only side effect I have is a bit of a sore arm and perhaps a slightly raised BG. This year I had the sore arm, which faded after a day or so, however four days later my BG started to behave strangely. I began to feel very tired and incredibly lethargic, and my BG dropped to sub 4 mol/l. No matter what I ate, even glucose tabs, it would not rise, until the early hours of the morning, when it shot through the roof. It got so bad that I stopped bolusing for the food and waited until the BG started to rise before I took on insulin. This lasted for about 3 days. I have now returned to normal and my body responds to carbs in a way that I would expect.
Is this this a coincidence and totally unrelated to the flu jab, or have other people had a similar experience? I would be interested to hear your thoughts.
Is this this a coincidence and totally unrelated to the flu jab, or have other people had a similar experience? I would be interested to hear your thoughts.