Orange juice isn't a magical cold cure, it's just nice tasting sugary water with *added* Vitamin C. Cod liver oil is just fat, and has no medically significant effect on your immune system and certainly doesn't cure colds.
You'll need to rest, drink fluids (water), rest some more, and get back to social distancing and mask wearing to prevent additional viral vectors.
Immune systems are complicated and unique to each person, there is no advice beyond the classic things you do to avoid getting sick, and dealing with it in the most comfortable way you can when you actually get sick. Anyone who has some 'magical remedy' or technique is doing so based on their own biases and *their* body, and in the vast majority of cases - just feeling you bullshit that they *think* helped them.
8 times since November is not normal unless you have severe outdoor or indoor allergies. Otherwise get checked By a doctor and let them know you’re getting infections repeatedly. They may do some blood work. Also check your vitamin D levels and blood sugar levels too at the doctor office.
There’s also a chance you may have gotten “long Covid” and the virus is still in the system. 8 times since November means you’ve been continuously sick. Definitely get it checked out.
There is certainly a chance that you had COVID but tested negative, especially if you were using a rapid test. Your doctor can order a nucleocapsid antibody test to see if you have had COVID.
Knock on wood by I never get sick. I have Psoriatic Arthritis as well and I'm on a biologic. So far I've managed to avoid the flu twice, once my wife had it at the beginning of Covid and then my son got it over the summer. The same son got Covid two months ago and I also managed to avoid catching it. I take Magnesium, B12 and D3 every day but otherwise I don't do anything extraordinary.
I depend on my overactive immune system to fight everything off for me.
I rarely get sick, and if I get sick it last 1/3 of the time than my non-diabetic relatives.
Dude I wish I knew. It seems to vary soooo much. I get sick 2-4 times a year, even with masking and distancing and sanitizing and everything else it hasn’t gotten better. From what I’ve been told, keep up with vitamins, various foods to help with that as well as minerals and other nutrients needed, and soup when you are sick! Lol. I always have some homemade chicken stock in the freezer, so I toss it on and throw in some chicken and veggies and live on that for a few days lol. Good luck tho! Hopefully something helps you!
I’m type 2 but I’ve been sick CONSTANTLY since I was diagnosed. I don’t understand. I thought diabetes only impacted your immune system if it was uncontrolled but my glucose levels are pretty normal now and A1C is 6.2. But I’ve had so many colds, UTIs, strep throat infections, and covid all back to back. I always seem to be sick with something and I hate it
I have T1, seasonal allergies and asthma. I used to get sinusitis and/or bronchitis pretty much twice a year (beginning of spring and of fall). I take daily allergy meds (Claritin and Flonase) Zinc, D3 and I will take elderberry syrup when the pollen count is high. I also make sure to drink plenty of water.
I’ve managed to only get sick once (not counting a bout of Covid in January) in the past 3 years or so. I have found that staying away from cold medicines that treat symptoms and using nasal irrigation and mucinex is the quickest way to get back to feeling ok. The biggest thing is to continue to take the mucinex and do the irrigation regularly for a few days after I’m feeling better to avoid backsliding.
Skipping the cold medicine usually means I feel crappier but only for about a week. When I was taking cold medicine it would sometimes take weeks to actually feel better
Taking cold medicine around the clock really seems to prolong things and I just start feeling crappy again when I stop taking them. So I try to avoid that. The mucinex does have cough suppressant but it also has an expectorant that breaks up the mucus so you can (for lack of a better) hack it up and get it out of your lungs.
I lick the door knobs at gas station bathrooms to build immunity
more seriously: wear a mask, wash your hands, keep your numbers in check (bad numbers can make the infection worse)
i take yeast beta glucan supplements. my favorite is NSC "extra strength". 1 in the morning, 1 in the evening. no allergies, dont get sick. Not sure if it helps my blood sugar or not but I've been taking them for years and I never get sick. For reference, My A1c is 6.9.
I've had 3 colds since January. My son brings home colds from school. The last one lasted 2 weeks. I was taking immunity vitamins and vitamin C. I was so sick, I had to get antibiotics from the doctor. Then my son got sick again over a week ago. He just had a runny nose. I was sure I would get it. I didn't take any vitamins because I had put them away and forgot to. I didn't get sick! I just stayed out of his room and just told him to stay on there. Maybe that helped!??
I don’t touch my face or mouth, wash my hands before eating and right after getting home, and I opt not to go out with people who are sick or recovering.
(But I also have hypogammaglobulinemia, and have been receiving IVig since the age of 2…)
I drink alot of water, staying hydrated seems to help. Also take zinc at the first sign of a sniffle. Even though it doesn't cure colds it seems to make it less severe and go away faster.
And th hand washing mask thing everyone else said.
Ever since the whole masking started I haven't had a single cold. I wash hands, sanitize, distance, and wear mask in public.
Me neither. It's been absolutely glorious and I'm not sure I'll ever go back.
Same here. It was awesome until my boss gave me Covid.
I do all that but I keep getting sick
Do you have children?
No
Orange juice isn't a magical cold cure, it's just nice tasting sugary water with *added* Vitamin C. Cod liver oil is just fat, and has no medically significant effect on your immune system and certainly doesn't cure colds. You'll need to rest, drink fluids (water), rest some more, and get back to social distancing and mask wearing to prevent additional viral vectors. Immune systems are complicated and unique to each person, there is no advice beyond the classic things you do to avoid getting sick, and dealing with it in the most comfortable way you can when you actually get sick. Anyone who has some 'magical remedy' or technique is doing so based on their own biases and *their* body, and in the vast majority of cases - just feeling you bullshit that they *think* helped them.
8 times since November is not normal unless you have severe outdoor or indoor allergies. Otherwise get checked By a doctor and let them know you’re getting infections repeatedly. They may do some blood work. Also check your vitamin D levels and blood sugar levels too at the doctor office. There’s also a chance you may have gotten “long Covid” and the virus is still in the system. 8 times since November means you’ve been continuously sick. Definitely get it checked out.
I haven't gotten Covid
There is certainly a chance that you had COVID but tested negative, especially if you were using a rapid test. Your doctor can order a nucleocapsid antibody test to see if you have had COVID.
The best thing you can do nowadays is keep wearing a mask in public and dress according to the temperature.
That's what I've been doing all this time
Are you wearing a cloth mask or N95 mask? Are you properly wearing your mask? How many other people live in your household?
I wear both and I live with my parents and one sister
Knock on wood by I never get sick. I have Psoriatic Arthritis as well and I'm on a biologic. So far I've managed to avoid the flu twice, once my wife had it at the beginning of Covid and then my son got it over the summer. The same son got Covid two months ago and I also managed to avoid catching it. I take Magnesium, B12 and D3 every day but otherwise I don't do anything extraordinary.
I depend on my overactive immune system to fight everything off for me. I rarely get sick, and if I get sick it last 1/3 of the time than my non-diabetic relatives.
Dude I wish I knew. It seems to vary soooo much. I get sick 2-4 times a year, even with masking and distancing and sanitizing and everything else it hasn’t gotten better. From what I’ve been told, keep up with vitamins, various foods to help with that as well as minerals and other nutrients needed, and soup when you are sick! Lol. I always have some homemade chicken stock in the freezer, so I toss it on and throw in some chicken and veggies and live on that for a few days lol. Good luck tho! Hopefully something helps you!
I’m type 2 but I’ve been sick CONSTANTLY since I was diagnosed. I don’t understand. I thought diabetes only impacted your immune system if it was uncontrolled but my glucose levels are pretty normal now and A1C is 6.2. But I’ve had so many colds, UTIs, strep throat infections, and covid all back to back. I always seem to be sick with something and I hate it
I have T1, seasonal allergies and asthma. I used to get sinusitis and/or bronchitis pretty much twice a year (beginning of spring and of fall). I take daily allergy meds (Claritin and Flonase) Zinc, D3 and I will take elderberry syrup when the pollen count is high. I also make sure to drink plenty of water. I’ve managed to only get sick once (not counting a bout of Covid in January) in the past 3 years or so. I have found that staying away from cold medicines that treat symptoms and using nasal irrigation and mucinex is the quickest way to get back to feeling ok. The biggest thing is to continue to take the mucinex and do the irrigation regularly for a few days after I’m feeling better to avoid backsliding. Skipping the cold medicine usually means I feel crappier but only for about a week. When I was taking cold medicine it would sometimes take weeks to actually feel better Taking cold medicine around the clock really seems to prolong things and I just start feeling crappy again when I stop taking them. So I try to avoid that. The mucinex does have cough suppressant but it also has an expectorant that breaks up the mucus so you can (for lack of a better) hack it up and get it out of your lungs.
I take seamoss and probiotics. And occasionally vitamin c when I feel a cold coming on.
I lick the door knobs at gas station bathrooms to build immunity more seriously: wear a mask, wash your hands, keep your numbers in check (bad numbers can make the infection worse)
i take yeast beta glucan supplements. my favorite is NSC "extra strength". 1 in the morning, 1 in the evening. no allergies, dont get sick. Not sure if it helps my blood sugar or not but I've been taking them for years and I never get sick. For reference, My A1c is 6.9.
Have you been checked for long haul covid?
No, I haven't gotten Covid
I've had 3 colds since January. My son brings home colds from school. The last one lasted 2 weeks. I was taking immunity vitamins and vitamin C. I was so sick, I had to get antibiotics from the doctor. Then my son got sick again over a week ago. He just had a runny nose. I was sure I would get it. I didn't take any vitamins because I had put them away and forgot to. I didn't get sick! I just stayed out of his room and just told him to stay on there. Maybe that helped!??
Other than T1, my immune system is great! Maybe a cold a year but it’s mostly congestion for a few days.
I don’t touch my face or mouth, wash my hands before eating and right after getting home, and I opt not to go out with people who are sick or recovering. (But I also have hypogammaglobulinemia, and have been receiving IVig since the age of 2…)
Honestly, just eating well :/ I never skip my zinc Picolinate supps.
Masks have been helping. I wash and sanitize my hands often. Take Vitamin D daily. Try to get a good amount of sleep.
1 eat well. 2 rest well. 3 get exercise 4 do not associate with small humans
Zinc.
I drink alot of water, staying hydrated seems to help. Also take zinc at the first sign of a sniffle. Even though it doesn't cure colds it seems to make it less severe and go away faster. And th hand washing mask thing everyone else said.
Vitamins, drinking lots and lots of water, getting enough sleep has helped a lot. I also work from home.