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<blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 965630" data-attributes="member: 93179"><p>I've had flu jabs on and off for many years - most of them pre diabetes, but missed my 2nd diabetic one last year due to concerns over side effects. This year, my second flu jab since diabetes has made me feel under the weather, and raised/upset my BG levels for over a week, but it <em>has</em> also made me wonder what the effects from flu itself it would be without it... Having seen what a few minor illnesses do, I think on the whole I'd probably rather not risk having a more serious one for my slightly wonky OAP diabetic body to try to deal with. </p><p></p><p>I did have proper flu (not just a bad-so-called-flu cold <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite69" alt=":wideyed:" title="Wide Eyed :wideyed:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":wideyed:" />) once many years ago as a young teenager, and was ill in bed for several weeks. The main thing I remember was losing so much weight that I ended up completely flat chested again, after having had a little bust.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> That memory is an occasional reminder to me that flu isn't trivial, and it sometimes make me rather cross too that serious conditions are sometimes trivialised: real flu is <strong>not</strong> just a bad cold, as a migraine is <strong>not</strong> just a bad headache.</p><p></p><p>Robbity</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbity, post: 965630, member: 93179"] I've had flu jabs on and off for many years - most of them pre diabetes, but missed my 2nd diabetic one last year due to concerns over side effects. This year, my second flu jab since diabetes has made me feel under the weather, and raised/upset my BG levels for over a week, but it [I]has[/I] also made me wonder what the effects from flu itself it would be without it... Having seen what a few minor illnesses do, I think on the whole I'd probably rather not risk having a more serious one for my slightly wonky OAP diabetic body to try to deal with. I did have proper flu (not just a bad-so-called-flu cold :wideyed:) once many years ago as a young teenager, and was ill in bed for several weeks. The main thing I remember was losing so much weight that I ended up completely flat chested again, after having had a little bust.:p That memory is an occasional reminder to me that flu isn't trivial, and it sometimes make me rather cross too that serious conditions are sometimes trivialised: real flu is [B]not[/B] just a bad cold, as a migraine is [B]not[/B] just a bad headache. Robbity [/QUOTE]
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