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I have a rare condition related to insulin resistance and diabetes, blood sugar spikes greatly worsen my health. Discovered that vaccines spike sugar prety sig

I have a rare condition related to insulin resistance and diabetes, blood sugar spikes greatly worsen my health. Discovered that vaccines spike sugar prety significantly after getting my two shots this year. Won't be getting boosters anytime soon as the side effects were gruesome.

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eloff 5y ago
My parents both reported consistent elevated blood sugar levels after getting the Pfizer vaccine. Not sure if it was related or just coincidence, but there seem numerous reports of the same online. It should be temporary though.
- DeWilde 5y ago
  The immune response causes elevated blood sugar, among other things, for around 2 weeks. For most people this is not really harmful but for people with blood glucose problems it can cause severe issues.
  - eloff 5y ago
    They became aware of the issue after a couple months after the second dose. The trouble with anecdotal evidence like this is there's no way to know if that was caused by the vaccine or would have happened anyway. Other people have reported similar things online. Again one must take it with a grain of salt.
NullPrefix 5y ago
Wouldn't that make you an antivaxxer? You surely don't want to be mixed up with that crowd, do you?
- progman32 5y ago
  Let's debate the merit of the poster's argument instead of casting labels around. Do you think there's no scope for medical exemptions for vaccine requirements? High blood sugar is dangerous, and the OP specifically said: > blood sugar spikes greatly worsen my health. I'm curious what the condition is, and if there's mitigations available or if one vaccine is worse than the other.
  - DeWilde 5y ago
    It worsens my health by increasing the amount of insulin my body secretes and if pushed too high this can cause type 2 diabetes. Other side effects include cysts and cystic acne. The amount these occurred after both shots was pretty high and the occurrence was pretty persistent for two months after each shot (AZ with 3 months in-between shot). While both times I had Covid, before and after the vaccine, my insulin stayed within normal ranges. So maybe the attenuated virus vaccines can be used for people like me? Or maybe none, if no risk factors like obesity or old age are present as the side effects are also life shortening.
    - ncmncm 5y ago
      I wonder if you already eliminated fructose from your diet.
- mlyle 5y ago
  If someone has a demonstrated reaction to the vaccine -- e.g. much worse blood sugar levels -- they can rationally decide that they may not want to get another dose based on an earnest assessment of the risk from not getting dosed vs. the risk of getting dosed. People with e.g. allergies to polysorbate choosing not to get vaccinated are not "antivaxxers".
  - bavell 5y ago
    I completely agree with you but I think OP is poking fun at the overzealousness of some people accusing others of being anti-vax when the covid vaccines are the only ones those people oppose. Of course there are actual antivaxxers out there who believe in microchips, etc but now even people who have gotten the vaccine but oppose mandates are labelled "antivaxxers" by dictionaries these days: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer I wish we could have a rational discussion around these topics without accusations being fired back and forth in bad faith. It just drives people further into their existing positions and hardens them to criticism.

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eloff 5y ago

My parents both reported consistent elevated blood sugar levels after getting the Pfizer vaccine. Not sure if it was related or just coincidence, but there seem numerous reports of the same online. It should be temporary though.

DeWilde 5y ago
The immune response causes elevated blood sugar, among other things, for around 2 weeks. For most people this is not really harmful but for people with blood glucose problems it can cause severe issues.
- eloff 5y ago
  They became aware of the issue after a couple months after the second dose. The trouble with anecdotal evidence like this is there's no way to know if that was caused by the vaccine or would have happened anyway. Other people have reported similar things online. Again one must take it with a grain of salt.

NullPrefix 5y ago

Wouldn't that make you an antivaxxer? You surely don't want to be mixed up with that crowd, do you?

progman32 5y ago
Let's debate the merit of the poster's argument instead of casting labels around. Do you think there's no scope for medical exemptions for vaccine requirements? High blood sugar is dangerous, and the OP specifically said: > blood sugar spikes greatly worsen my health. I'm curious what the condition is, and if there's mitigations available or if one vaccine is worse than the other.
- DeWilde 5y ago
  It worsens my health by increasing the amount of insulin my body secretes and if pushed too high this can cause type 2 diabetes. Other side effects include cysts and cystic acne. The amount these occurred after both shots was pretty high and the occurrence was pretty persistent for two months after each shot (AZ with 3 months in-between shot). While both times I had Covid, before and after the vaccine, my insulin stayed within normal ranges. So maybe the attenuated virus vaccines can be used for people like me? Or maybe none, if no risk factors like obesity or old age are present as the side effects are also life shortening.
  - ncmncm 5y ago
    I wonder if you already eliminated fructose from your diet.
mlyle 5y ago
If someone has a demonstrated reaction to the vaccine -- e.g. much worse blood sugar levels -- they can rationally decide that they may not want to get another dose based on an earnest assessment of the risk from not getting dosed vs. the risk of getting dosed. People with e.g. allergies to polysorbate choosing not to get vaccinated are not "antivaxxers".
- bavell 5y ago
  I completely agree with you but I think OP is poking fun at the overzealousness of some people accusing others of being anti-vax when the covid vaccines are the only ones those people oppose. Of course there are actual antivaxxers out there who believe in microchips, etc but now even people who have gotten the vaccine but oppose mandates are labelled "antivaxxers" by dictionaries these days: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-vaxxer I wish we could have a rational discussion around these topics without accusations being fired back and forth in bad faith. It just drives people further into their existing positions and hardens them to criticism.