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<blockquote data-quote="Diamattic" data-source="post: 786545" data-attributes="member: 138639"><p>One of the first things i was told when diagnosed was that i would catch colds more easily, and they would last longer and be worse then if i didn't have diabetes. </p><p></p><p>This was a weird concept, because (living life for 29 years without diabetes) i rarely got sick, and hadn't had a flu shot for at least a decade..and now suddenly I am going to start getting sick easily ? </p><p></p><p>well, I did get my flu shot this year, and did a bit extra to avoid people with colds, so far still nothing... however, my girlfriend has been sick twice this season, and i have not caught it. </p><p></p><p>So i am wondering, are there any T1D out there who can compare their lives before and after diagnoses in regards to 'catching a cold' ? </p><p>Do you find now you do get more, worse, colds? </p><p></p><p>Or are there T1Ds who still rarely get sick? </p><p></p><p>Also - is it a scientific fact that being diabetic means weakened immune system? or is that just a myth based on the fact that we have some rogues in bodies shootin' up the place?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diamattic, post: 786545, member: 138639"] One of the first things i was told when diagnosed was that i would catch colds more easily, and they would last longer and be worse then if i didn't have diabetes. This was a weird concept, because (living life for 29 years without diabetes) i rarely got sick, and hadn't had a flu shot for at least a decade..and now suddenly I am going to start getting sick easily ? well, I did get my flu shot this year, and did a bit extra to avoid people with colds, so far still nothing... however, my girlfriend has been sick twice this season, and i have not caught it. So i am wondering, are there any T1D out there who can compare their lives before and after diagnoses in regards to 'catching a cold' ? Do you find now you do get more, worse, colds? Or are there T1Ds who still rarely get sick? Also - is it a scientific fact that being diabetic means weakened immune system? or is that just a myth based on the fact that we have some rogues in bodies shootin' up the place? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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