I was fine for 36 hours, then ran a mild fever with chills for the next 2 days. My blood sugar surged up and didn’t respond to a correction so I changed the pump but there were no signs of a problem with absorption. I drank a lot of water and hopped on the elliptical to bring my BG down! Today I am still experiencing some insulin resistance. Previous years’ shots have not caused any problems other than soreness at the injection site. What gives??
That could have been MY POST as well. back in the fall of '07, Oct 01, 2007, I was sent to our local Diabetes Center for a insulin adjust / update, moved from n+r to MDI. i-NO more flu shots for me, it made me SICK /flu Sx
I was told NO immunizations with any live virus, because of my Multiple Sclerosis,one of my collections of auto-immune diseases, by my MS specialist. I expect SOME immunizations seem to have LIVE virus, despite claims otherwise.
Needless to say, that was the LAST flu shot I had.
I got my flu shot Tuesday morning and felt great until bedtime when I had body aches. I usually do not feet well for a day or two after the vaccine. But this time I was running a low grade fever until Saturday. Also extreme fatigue. Going for covid test on Monday. Just in case. Although today, Sunday I am feeling better. Also had the high glucose readings. Upped my basal and have to give a larger bolus.
I got my flu shot and second dose of the shingles vaccine last week, and I didn’t have any problem with the flu shot, but the shingles vaccine hurt like on s.o.b. the next day.
I would suggest that you talk to your doctor about the flu shot and ask if you may have crossed paths with anyone who may have had something contagious with the symptoms you describe. Most vaccines are made with inactive cells, and therefore should not be making you sick.
I hope that everyone that has reported feeling ill after this gets better soon. Good luck!
Has anyone here gotten both a flu shot and pneumovax at the same time? Considering getting pneumovax as well this year, for the first time, since I guess the CDC recommendation is once before the age of 65 for adults with diabetes. I’m almost 40, and my younger sister-in-law who doesn’t have any pre-existing conditions had a nasty bout of pneuomonia about a year ago, so it’s been on my mind since anyway, and then it seems like one more thing good to avoid in the times of COVID, even though it obviously doesn’t protect against COVID-caused pneumonia (not sure if you can then be susceptible to a secondary bacterial form though, and I can’t imagine having bacterial pneumonia puts you in a good position if you do get infected with COVID).
I may just get them at different points anyway, less to reduce odds of blood sugar reactions/immune system flare ups, and more because with one active and one mostly but not quite healed shoulder injury, not sure I want two aching deltoids from shots at the same time on top of that, and you do have to get them in different arms.
I got both at the same time. My PCP said it would be fine, and much easier than making 2 appointments. I had a slightly weird reaction to the pneumonia shot. The injection site swelled up to the size of a tennis ball, my throat felt all fuzzy, and I could’ve sworn someone gave me shrooms.
The throat thing went away in a few hours. As did the tripping. My arm was back to normal in 4 days.
Funny story - I called the dr, and she said call 911, which I did. The firemen from literally across the street were the first responders. Very chill but macho guys, kinda laughing, asked why I got the shot at my age (45). “You don’t look 65, or at risk”. I just pointed to the side table with all my meds, needles, meter, etc. Boy, were their faces red! Now whenever I pass the fire station, I yell hello.
I felt like a complete idiot, because who calls 911 for an allergic reaction? But, I ended up not going to the hospital.
I got the pneumonia and shingles at the same time. Still haven’t gotten the flu yet. I did have raised BGs and ended up needing nearly 3x normal TDD. That lasted about 3 days. @Mariethm, your experience with the injection sounds horrific. My arms hurt a bit but back to normal in about 3 days.
Yes, my Dr recommended these vaccines prior to age 65, too, due to being high risk as a T1D. I was worried to get them at the same time but she said up to 4 vaccines can be administered at the same time. I was skeptical but took her recommendation.
I still need to go back for the 2nd dose of shingles. Maybe I will get the flu shot at that time.
My mom is a doctor and recommended it for me because — as you alluded to— viral infections can make you more susceptible to secondary bacterial infections—— but yes it’s protective effect, if any regarding covid would be an indirect one…
I didn’t get it at the same time but I got for the first time in feb or so
@Mariethm, that sounds awful, and also like a good lesson for the firefighters… you’d hope that people with EMT training would realize that many of younger people have serious health issues too! Glad it all worked out ok.
I’m getting my flu shot later this week I think, and then will plan to do the pneumovax once whatever localized pain from that settles down. If I didn’t already have shoulder problems, I think I’d do both at once. Maybe I’ll put shingles on my to do list too—in general my attitude is the more vaccines, the better, why wouldn’t I want superhuman abilities to fight off diseases? Also, while I’ve never had a lasting or serious reaction (beyond localized pain) from a vaccine and they have excellent safety records, I have had lasting/permanent damage from viral infections twice (quite certain my T1 was triggered by a flu and I have lasting fascia damage from EBV) and my partner has long term symptoms from Lyme, so I’m inclined to always be far more concerned about the potential for viruses and bacteria to screw you up than vaccines.
Yeah, I can handle that, thanks for the heads up! Sometimes the flu shot does that for me, it’s super variable. Sounds much preferable to the pain of shingles, which seems horrible. It’s interesting that at some point I assume it will become moot for most people since most kids these days get vaccinated against the chickenpox, so not at risk for shingles, though I don’t know if then those kids will need boosters of that vaccine later in life.
Yes, having seen a couple of our friends and one of my bosses get shingles, I can definately say I don’t want it. Unfortunately, my medical hmo won’t let us get the vaccination until we turn 60.
There are 2 versions of the flu shot, the under 65 and the over 65, which is supposed to be a higher dose I think. Could this be causing some of the reactions to the vaccine?
My blood sugar surged up and didn’t respond to a correction so I changed the pump but there were no signs of a problem with absorption. I drank a lot of water and hopped on the elliptical to bring my BG down! Today I am still experiencing some insulin resistance. Previous years’ shots have not caused any problems other than soreness at the injection site. What gives??