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11-04-2009, 06:34 PM
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| | | Flu shot?
Maybe this is why my sugars are so out of whack this week? I got the shot Friday, and even though the time change obviously threw me off, today I am so insulin resistant it's mind-boggling. I don't *feel* sick, just very tired and sluggish, but I can't tell if it's from the blood sugars or residual flu shot effects. |
11-05-2009, 07:07 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 6,393
| | | I received my seasonal flu shot last month and had no blood sugar problems at all. Could be you're just worn out or coming down with something?
Karen |
11-05-2009, 07:11 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Landenberg, PA
Posts: 1,763
| | | I've had both seasonal and h1n1 and had no sugar effects.
Mike
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11-05-2009, 07:14 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Carolina
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| | | I took the flu shot last week ... felt a little achey that evening only. No other side effects. The H1N1 isn't available here yet & I haven't decided whether to take it or not if it becomes available.
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DX T2 Sept 1999
Metformin 1000 mg
Lantus 16 units
Prandin based on carb load
Ramipril 10 mg
Crestor 20 mg
Multivitamin, B-12, D-3 daily
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11-05-2009, 07:41 AM
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| | | i had both shots and had no adverse effects on bg, nor any other symptoms...
susan |
11-05-2009, 08:22 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 506
| | | are you pregnant?? i'm six weeks along and have all the symptoms you describe! insulin resistance, tired, sluggish...
maybe?
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A1C on dx (Feb 11 2009): 8.9
A1C (May 6 2009): 6.6 — getting there! 
A1C (July 7 2009): 6.2 — getting closer...!
AIC (Sept. 8 2009): 5.9 — yeah!! 
AIC (Nov. 5 2009): 5.7
MDI with Humalog and Humulin-N
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11-05-2009, 09:24 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boston Metro North
Posts: 511
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Originally Posted by zelack  Maybe this is why my sugars are so out of whack this week? I got the shot Friday, and even though the time change obviously threw me off, today I am so insulin resistant it's mind-boggling. I don't *feel* sick, just very tired and sluggish, but I can't tell if it's from the blood sugars or residual flu shot effects. | I got the seasonal flu shot Tuesday evening. No noticable effect on my sugars so far. |
11-05-2009, 09:33 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: KCMO
Posts: 5,429
| | | Just got my seasonal shot. Too late for the H1N1! But ... the thought of ANOTHER flu this season ... was too much to bear!
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Linda Initial A1c Feb 6 09: 12%
Aug 24 A1c (MD office) 5.5%
Jul ... C-pep 1.3, GAD-65 > 30
metformin 1000 mg BID
Simvastatin 80 mg
Ramipril 5 mg
T4 125 mcg
baby aspirin
Vitamin D3, 2000 IU (blood values normal, advised to continue this dose by endo)
CoQ10 100 mg
Eating 70 - 90 g carb per day
Interval training on recumbent cycle
BMI is down to ca. 25.8 According to Joslin's Diabetes, 2005 ed., 5 - 30% of those diagnosed as Type 2 actually have LADA. |
11-05-2009, 10:11 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
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Originally Posted by foxl Just got my seasonal shot. Too late for the H1N1! But ... the thought of ANOTHER flu this season ... was too much to bear! | Linda... was your Flu lab-confirmed H1N1? The advice here is still to get both unless certain.
I am still waiting for mine. They started clinics the week before last and then ran short... so they changed the rules about who qualifies as "at risk". Hopefully next week.
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51 year old male, Metabolic Syndrome Dx Mar. 2003 |
11-05-2009, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by fgummett Linda... was your Flu lab-confirmed H1N1? The advice here is still to get both unless certain.
I am still waiting for mine. They started clinics the week before last and then ran short... so they changed the rules about who qualifies as "at risk". Hopefully next week. | Aw heck no, Frank ... no one is bothering. H1N1 IS the prevalent strain here, right now. I am playing the odds, I know, but ... my bet is that it WAS. Not like it is available yet, anyhow ... 
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Linda Initial A1c Feb 6 09: 12%
Aug 24 A1c (MD office) 5.5%
Jul ... C-pep 1.3, GAD-65 > 30
metformin 1000 mg BID
Simvastatin 80 mg
Ramipril 5 mg
T4 125 mcg
baby aspirin
Vitamin D3, 2000 IU (blood values normal, advised to continue this dose by endo)
CoQ10 100 mg
Eating 70 - 90 g carb per day
Interval training on recumbent cycle
BMI is down to ca. 25.8 According to Joslin's Diabetes, 2005 ed., 5 - 30% of those diagnosed as Type 2 actually have LADA. |
11-06-2009, 07:34 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
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| | I just got the regular flu shot and no bg changes. I did have some pretty serious soreness the next day and usually it's not like that except with the pneumonia jab. 
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11-06-2009, 09:17 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Victoria Canada
Posts: 1,369
| | | I got the H1N1 yesterday and apart from an extremely sore arm no problems..but I get the same arm thing with regular flu jab anyway..
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Dx Sept 2004
A1c 5.2
MDI
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11-06-2009, 09:22 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 5,277
| | | I take the sore arm as a good sign that your body's immune system has responded to the shot... that's what it is supposed to do.
If I recall correctly there was a recent study suggesting not to give children Tylenol after the flu shot, as this could lessen the immunity gained from the shot.
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Frank
51 year old male, Metabolic Syndrome Dx Mar. 2003 |
11-06-2009, 09:26 AM
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| | | frank...i read that too. it's not just for the flu shot though, it's for any vaccine.
i think it's ok to give them tylenol AFTER the shot IF they develop fever...but they are saying if you administer Tylenol before a vaccine, it reduces the potency of the immunization.
a lot of MDs recommend you give your child Tylenol BEFORE. i have never done this myself.
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A1C on dx (Feb 11 2009): 8.9
A1C (May 6 2009): 6.6 — getting there!
A1C (July 7 2009): 6.2 — getting closer...!
AIC (Sept. 8 2009): 5.9 — yeah!!
AIC (Nov. 5 2009): 5.7
MDI with Humalog and Humulin-N
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11-06-2009, 10:02 AM
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| | | I had the regular flu shot and it didn't affect my sugars.
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Meds:
Lantus 60 units per day; 27u am 23u pm
Novolog Flex Pen; 1:7 is BS is normal but if BS over 200 then 1:5 at meals
Lipitor 20mg
Benazepr HCT tab 20-12.5; 2x day
Cholesterol Total: 141 (100-199): Triglycerides: 83 (0-149)
HDL: 43 (>39) Doc wants this to be at 60: LDL: 81 (0-99)
VLDL: 17 (5-40): LDL/HDL Ratio 1.9 (0.0-3.2)
HBA1C
Nov 3, 09: 8.4 (better, but I can do better)
Aug 12, 09: 10.5 (whoa)
Often in denial; but working on that. |
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