Health Concerns
Steve (Grioghair) asked "What is your considered opinion [about flu shots] for a 48-year-old man, who[se] health is not that great - do you think that it might make a positive difference to my resistance against illness?" A few years ago, flu shots were as much a danger as they were a help. The danger has been much reduced. The benefit is not just resistance against illness. If your body has already been weakened, by age or by a chronic illness like my diabetes, what could be a mild infection for a healthy person could do organ damage, further weakening the body.
In terms of risk, the risk of getting the shot has been greatly reduced while we have learned that the risk, for some of us, of not getting the shot is much higher than previously believed. And there is some indication that the protection extends beyond just the flu it was intended to protect against.
As for my recent bout of what may have been flu, my recovery is continuing. I continue dumping water and, despite lowering my Lantus (insulin) dose again, my blood sugar levels dropped again, this time to 80. My hands were shaking this morning this morning when I woke and I had to get some food into myself quickly. I'll have to cut back on the Lantus again tonight.
Comments (4)
Thank you for that feedback, James. (I might check that out next winter.) My doctor was saying that a few years back he would not have recommended them to someone of my age, but now - because of the incidence of people getting ill from flu - that opinion was changing.
It wouldn't hurt - because my immunity is not very good to begin with.
What has your doctor had to say about your current condition?
Your contents are too simple to read and easy to understand.
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