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Post COVID vaccine

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I’m newly diagnosed and no one sure what type yet! I’m on Lantus, taking 9 units each morning. All been very controlled until I had my AZ vaccine on the 15th March. Blood sugars have gradually increased, but also randomly drop. Anyone else had issues after the vaccine and how long before we get back to normal, controlled levels?
 
Hi @Anxiousnewbie and welcome to the forum.

My levels went a bit bonkers for a couple of days after my vaccine. That happens whenever I get an infection so it didn’t surprise me. It did settle back down.

As you are newly diagnosed it will take time to get things settled down anyway, especially as they have not yet confirmed which type of diabetes you have.

Keep in touch and fire away with any questions that you have. Nothing is considered silly on here. Just ask.
 
Hi and welcome

Yes a few of us have had elevated and more erratic BG levels since the vaccine. I had the AZ on 11th Feb and just feel like I am starting to get more predictable and manageable readings the last few days. Hopefully yours will settle down quicker than that.
 
SB2015 said:
Hi @Anxiousnewbie and welcome to the forum.

My levels went a bit bonkers for a couple of days after my vaccine. That happens whenever I get an infection so it didn’t surprise me. It did settle back down.

As you are newly diagnosed it will take time to get things settled down anyway, especially as they have not yet confirmed which type of diabetes you have.

Keep in touch and fire away with any questions that you have. Nothing is considered silly on here. Just ask.
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Thank you, much appreciated.
 
rebrascora said:
Hi and welcome

Yes a few of us have had elevated and more erratic BG levels since the vaccine. I had the AZ on 11th Feb and just feel like I am starting to get more predictable and manageable readings the last few days. Hopefully yours will settle down quicker than that.
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Thank you, that’s very helpful. It looks like it can take a while for things to settle.
 
Well takes some weeks (2 to 3-ish) after any vaccination for your antibodies to get activated and become effective, and hence demonstrates that your immune system is working, so hopefully will provide some resistance if whatever the vaccine was for, happens to strike.

You can voice your concerns, same as I could when I cut my wisdom teeth which was horribly painful - but tiny babies can't. All they can do to express discomfort is either cry or grizzle for hours on end. BUT!! I said when I cut those pesky teeth - never again will I get cross with grizzly babies, and for 50 years I haven't and still never intend to, happy to gives cuddles if and when required to babes or adults - but will NOT check some of their nappies thanks!

( I'm childless myself and became a step mother aged 48+ - and swore then I didn't have the technology to change a dirty nappy - ONLY wet ones!)
 
I would suspect you will go up and down a bit regardless of the vaccination. This is due to being newly diagnosed, thus your pancreas is having a rest then releasing insulin whilst having it's final fling. It's known as the honeymoon period.
Welcome to the forum and the wonders of diabetes 🙂
 
Welcome to the forum @Anxiousnewbie

Hopefully your BGs will settle down fairly swiftly after your vaccination - I saw a bit of a bump in BGs, but only for a few days.

Keep a close eye on those BGs if they are being erratic with drops as well as rises. It would help to familiarise yourself with the early warning signs of hypoglycaemia, and make sure you carry fast acting carbs with you wherever you go, in case you feel wobbly (you’d generally only need 10-15g of carbs to prevent a hypo).

What is a hypo (hypoglycaemia)?

A hypo is when your blood sugar level, also called blood glucose level, drops too low. This is usually below 4mmol/l. A hypo, also called hypoglycaemia, can happen quickly. So it’s important to always have hypo treatments with you. It's also important to know what the signs are and how to treat...
www.diabetes.org.uk www.diabetes.org.uk

Bear in mind too that you may get hypo warning signs when your levels are still in the normal range if you have been running high BGs for a while, but are now seeing more ‘in range’ numbers. So it’s wise to check any symptoms with a BG meter and treat if below 4.0 🙂
 
Felt flu like symptoms day after, just one day & bg levels behaved well, expected them to increase as this can happen after flu vaccine.
 
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