Ok ok!. Don't have a go. I don't think it's a 'conspiracy'. Can't quite explain it. Maybe I just need more information instead of just been told "quick here's a jab TAKE IT!". Also I set up this topic to see just how many diabetics do/don't take the jab and their reasons.
Sometimes it's ok to trust your gut instincts. Have you grabbed the leaflet from the surgery? Maybe that will have the information for you to make a decision that is right for you. I have decided yes, for my own reasons stated above. BUT, and I am awaiting a backlash on this one, I have not had my 6yo son done with the MMR. The reason being, is that I heard from a nurse a fair few years back that there is a link between that and Crohns. There is already Crohns in the family so I know how dangerous and debilitating it can be. my son has digestive issues anyway.My biggest issue is that NO health professional I have asked from health visitor to nurses, to gp, to consultants at the hospital can give me a definitive NO. Yes I could google it, but the answer is in medical jargon, and I would like the facts presented so that I can understand them. A couple of health professionals have asked Public Health to ring me back with the answer, they haven't. So, unless I can have a definite no, I feel that the risk of measles is quite low versus what Crohns can do. I am not necessarily talking about the effects of measles being low risk, rather, the risk of him catching it as last year we had a massive MMR campaign round here with a massive uptake.
The point I am making is that I for one am not judging you on wanting to know the facts before going ahead with something. google is all well and good, but full of false information as good. I do know that the Welsh flu leaflets do have a number for further info.