I am writing this letter in response to the article published regarding police officers refusing to be vaccinated even after hundreds have died from COVID-19. The implication seems to be that they are making a foolish decision.
My son got his COVId vaccine in March 2021. He did not tell me he had gotten it because he knew that I was against it. He was pressured into getting vaccinated as a college student at UNC-Chapel Hill University. Six weeks after getting vaccine he lost over 20 pounds and he was in a DKA state. He now takes 4 shots of insulin a day. I believe with everything in me that this was caused by the COVID vaccine. We have no history of T1D in our family. He has always been a healthy, athletic male. I’m so angry that this has happened to him.
My son tested negative for glucose & ketones mins prior to 1 TDAP and Menactra. That weekend asking us to feel his pulse and what a heart attack feels like. 43 days later in DKA 12.4 A1C 614 blood sugar with 3 month PRIOR average??? Negative for COVID antibodies. Tetanus titer was 39,000% over min protection level. Diphtheria was the highest it could register on the test. I have started a lawsuit. Looking for expert witnesses. I did have Stanford review my case. Reach out to me on social media Debbie Nease if you have any suggestions. I wrote a bill proposal that would require dr’s to offer urine tests and or bloodwork PRIOR to vaccines to monitor for side effects and or adverse reactions. Dr/patient discussions, Vaccine Information Statements, and V-Safe App is “talking”, “reading”, snd “AFTER vaccine monitoring”. There is a missing piece. We need vaccine safety measures in place PRIOR to vaccines. Type 1 after vaccines needs to be looked at more. Doctors need to ask when someone is diagnosed if they have received a vaccine recently. Etc.
My 28 year old son became a type 1 diabetic and was in DKA 6 weeks after receiving the JJ covid vaccine March 2021. He had never been diabetic or even had symptoms of diabetes before that time. He was in DKA 3 times in the last year. His endocrinologist said that he could've had a genetic factor and his immune system overreacted. He passed away Feb 2022 and we are still waiting for the autopsy report.
I am so, so sorry for your loss. How tragic. Please file a VAERs (vaccine adverse event reaction) claim with the CDC, and a claim with the CICP (the board responsible for compensating “counter measure” injuries like from the covid vaccines.) I have little faith that compensation will be provided to any of us, but I do think as a matter of record keeping, it is important claims are filed.
Thank you. I filed a VAERs but I believe the time has passed for the CICP and they cannot bring back my son. I just want others to know this can happen
Hello Friends, My 6.5 yrs old son was diagnosed with T1-D mid Jan 2022. He took Pfizer covid-vaccination before that: first dose: Dec 2nd week and 2nd dose: Jan 1st week. He lost 10 pounds between his first dose day (before 1st covid vaccine, they recorded his weight) and diagnosis date. While I support vaccination from my heart, if there is any relation between Covid vaccination and T1-D, I would like to know. Its a big change for any one's family. So our community deserves the right to know.
My heart is absolutely with you and your family. How devastating. Please file a VAERs (vaccine adverse event reaction) claim with the CDC, and a claim with the CICP (the board responsible for compensating “counter measure” injuries like from the covid vaccines.) There is a one year statute of limitations, so don’t put it off. There is a little doubt in my mind at this point there is a causal link. There is a study out of China on mRNA vaccines triggering various autoimmune diseases including T1D - you can google it. Also, if you want to see more people questioning their recent diabetes diagnosis related to the covid vaccine, there is another thread - google: what to do if you have side effects from covid-19 vaccine Steve Edelman March 12, 2021. My husband just recently received a call from the CDC about the VAERs claim he submitted months ago. They are pulling his medical records for review. In the meantime, I pray they don’t move forward with the 0-5 age range. 6 years old is bad enough. 6 month old babies don’t need this. All politics aside, Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with T1D around 6. She has spoken about it. A little bit of hope to share with your baby boy. And a little hope for you - there was a great story about beta cells being used to successfully treat T1D that ran in the WSJ or NYT within the last couple months. It’s a great story. The scientist who lead the team has two kids with T1D. Praying for your little boy. Please reach back out if you have questions you think I may be helpful with. We’ve been in this road since July. Frances
Please file claims within VAERs and the CICP. In order to get answers, enough of us have to show up in those systems. There is a one year statute of limitations on CICP counter measure injury claims. As a parent myself to three young boys, I am devastated for you. No child should have to go through this. Stay strong.
I’m 26 and was also diagnose with T1D following the vaccine (vaccinated in May 2021, diagnosed in Sep 2021. I’m not very skeptical but the timing is worth noting.
Sorry for your diagnosis. If you would like to talk to my husband, I’d be more than happy to arrange that. I wish we would have had more people with T1D experience at the beginning to run things by. I don’t want to leave my email in the comments, but you can find me on LinkedIn - Frances Sarnacki. Wishing you a healthy and well controlled T1D journey.
Thanks for your thoughts - much appreciated. It’s definitely been a wild and unexpected journey, but also getting easier. I actually recently had my first A1C check my diagnosis, and it went from 15.4 to 6.4 so that was reassuring.
You should have a request to connect via LinkedIn from a Michael R. Basically the only question I would have for your husband would be regarding a CGM; if he has one, if it’s helped him manage his glucose better than monitoring with finger pricks, etc. as I’ve been looking into ordering either the Dexcom or FreeStyle Libre 2 in the near future.
My husband was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after receiving covid vaccine as well. In his December 2020 physical his fasted blood sugar was 70 and his A1C 5.4. He received Pfizer at the beginning and end of April and started developing symptoms in the weeks after. On July 5th, his 90 day A1C was 9.4 and his blood sugar 280. He began insulin, but has been able to slowly wean off it by eating very low carbohydrate diet. Please have your son read Dr Bernstein’s book Diabetes Solution. My husband, age 37 (and the image of health until his diagnosis), also lost weight and had a tough go at first. He’s a former police officer too. While I understand the sentiment of other commenters, families like ours are desperate to find others going through the same thing as it’s seems we are out there, but only living in shadows as we aren’t supposed to be heard/seen by the public. Lastly, he did end up getting covid in august (after T1 diagnosis) and was symptomatic so I do not believe he could have had asymptomatic covid earlier that caused it.
Also, I just want to say… I am aware that any immune reaction can trigger T1. Be it a virus or a vaccine. The question I would ultimately like answered is whether the number of T1 cases developing in the relevant time period after the covid vaccine are greater than with other vaccines.
These are good questions and need to be asked. As I understand T1D is triggered by infection, hormonal changes etc… So it is innate to a person before they get it. I’m not suggesting COVID or the vaccine could have done that.
What I’m asking, can the COVID vaccine trigger the body to produce antibodies with the outcome being T1D?
That is all. If yes we should know and be aware.
It’s also worth stating that COVID itself is linked to T1D, so logic has it that one will likely contract COVID at some point. And since the COVID vaccine reduces your odds of getting/dying from COVID, the risk of getting the vaccine out weighs the risk of not getting the vaccine.
So for all of you who post “propaganda” and “delete”. Please stop. I’m not antivax, I’m not conspiring to take down the vaccination effort, I am simply asking a question about the effect of the vaccine based on my own personal experience.
If a public forum is not a good place to have and open conversation in a respectful manner, where is? We cannot be afraid to tell stories of things that happen to us in our lives, especially if it’s plausible and if it is something you don’t/can’t understand.
My son to had a similar situation. He was healthy, had the vaccine, in the next three months lost 12 pounds, a lot for a 13 year old, and was diagnosed with T1D.
I have no clue what triggered his diabetes. It could be hormones with puberty, bad luck, hereditary predisposition, the COVID vaccine, etc…
I will likely never know. But to chastise a man for asking that is not an American value. We should always ask hard questions and demand answers. That is our right and duty in order to maintain a function democracy.
I didn’t see anywhere in his post discouragement about getting the vaccine. All he asked was is it possible, which as noted by his physicians, and my sons by the way, it is plausible.
And if something is plausible it should be investigated to the fullest. Because if there is any chance this is a unreported side effect, it must be looked into because this disease has a significant impact on one’s life. And if it is at all avoidable, we must avoid it.
I’m happy to debate this further with you but don’t take a position that this subject is taboo and should not be had. That is not fair and it strips the inquirer of his right to inquire and also paints him/her/them as a conspiracy theorist.
Which from my reading of the post this gentleman is not. In fact, studies in India and Italy saw an increase in diabetes in people who had COVID at a higher rate than the general population. They hypothesize this is due to COVID triggering antibodies in an autoimmune response that attack the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Once triggered they don’t turn off because they see the pancreas beta cells as a foreign body. These cells produce insulin and without them you have T1D.
So it is plausible that the COVID vaccine has a similar mode of action. It is also plausible that this occurs in a small enough population that the studies of the vaccine was not powered sufficiently to detect it. I hope that is not the case, but it is plausible and should be looked into.
With all this said, I support the vaccine and think the pros vastly outweigh the cons. In fact despite my concerns, I am having my daughter vaccinated as a son as she is able.
See it is possible to support something but vigorous interrogate it for the betterment of society.
I am very sorry to hear about your son's health problems. However, it is not wise for readers of the Conway Daily Sun to make decisions about whether or not to get vaccinated against Covid-19 based on personal anecdotes such as this letter. There is absolutely no evidence from the large Phase 3 clinical studies that any of the Covid-19 vaccines caused people to develop Diabetes (Type I or II) at a higher rate than people receiving a placebo injection. Here's a link to thorough discussion from two physicians at Johns Hopkins about all the proven, serious side effects from Covid-19 vaccines >> https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/is-the-covid19-vaccine-safe
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My son got his COVId vaccine in March 2021. He did not tell me he had gotten it because he knew that I was against it. He was pressured into getting vaccinated as a college student at UNC-Chapel Hill University. Six weeks after getting vaccine he lost over 20 pounds and he was in a DKA state. He now takes 4 shots of insulin a day. I believe with everything in me that this was caused by the COVID vaccine. We have no history of T1D in our family. He has always been a healthy, athletic male. I’m so angry that this has happened to him.
My son tested negative for glucose & ketones mins prior to 1 TDAP and Menactra. That weekend asking us to feel his pulse and what a heart attack feels like. 43 days later in DKA 12.4 A1C 614 blood sugar with 3 month PRIOR average??? Negative for COVID antibodies. Tetanus titer was 39,000% over min protection level. Diphtheria was the highest it could register on the test. I have started a lawsuit. Looking for expert witnesses. I did have Stanford review my case. Reach out to me on social media Debbie Nease if you have any suggestions. I wrote a bill proposal that would require dr’s to offer urine tests and or bloodwork PRIOR to vaccines to monitor for side effects and or adverse reactions. Dr/patient discussions, Vaccine Information Statements, and V-Safe App is “talking”, “reading”, snd “AFTER vaccine monitoring”. There is a missing piece. We need vaccine safety measures in place PRIOR to vaccines. Type 1 after vaccines needs to be looked at more. Doctors need to ask when someone is diagnosed if they have received a vaccine recently. Etc.
My 28 year old son became a type 1 diabetic and was in DKA 6 weeks after receiving the JJ covid vaccine March 2021. He had never been diabetic or even had symptoms of diabetes before that time. He was in DKA 3 times in the last year. His endocrinologist said that he could've had a genetic factor and his immune system overreacted. He passed away Feb 2022 and we are still waiting for the autopsy report.
I am so, so sorry for your loss. How tragic. Please file a VAERs (vaccine adverse event reaction) claim with the CDC, and a claim with the CICP (the board responsible for compensating “counter measure” injuries like from the covid vaccines.) I have little faith that compensation will be provided to any of us, but I do think as a matter of record keeping, it is important claims are filed.
Thank you. I filed a VAERs but I believe the time has passed for the CICP and they cannot bring back my son. I just want others to know this can happen
Hello Friends, My 6.5 yrs old son was diagnosed with T1-D mid Jan 2022. He took Pfizer covid-vaccination before that: first dose: Dec 2nd week and 2nd dose: Jan 1st week. He lost 10 pounds between his first dose day (before 1st covid vaccine, they recorded his weight) and diagnosis date. While I support vaccination from my heart, if there is any relation between Covid vaccination and T1-D, I would like to know. Its a big change for any one's family. So our community deserves the right to know.
My heart is absolutely with you and your family. How devastating. Please file a VAERs (vaccine adverse event reaction) claim with the CDC, and a claim with the CICP (the board responsible for compensating “counter measure” injuries like from the covid vaccines.) There is a one year statute of limitations, so don’t put it off. There is a little doubt in my mind at this point there is a causal link. There is a study out of China on mRNA vaccines triggering various autoimmune diseases including T1D - you can google it. Also, if you want to see more people questioning their recent diabetes diagnosis related to the covid vaccine, there is another thread - google: what to do if you have side effects from covid-19 vaccine Steve Edelman March 12, 2021. My husband just recently received a call from the CDC about the VAERs claim he submitted months ago. They are pulling his medical records for review. In the meantime, I pray they don’t move forward with the 0-5 age range. 6 years old is bad enough. 6 month old babies don’t need this. All politics aside, Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with T1D around 6. She has spoken about it. A little bit of hope to share with your baby boy. And a little hope for you - there was a great story about beta cells being used to successfully treat T1D that ran in the WSJ or NYT within the last couple months. It’s a great story. The scientist who lead the team has two kids with T1D. Praying for your little boy. Please reach back out if you have questions you think I may be helpful with. We’ve been in this road since July. Frances
Please file claims within VAERs and the CICP. In order to get answers, enough of us have to show up in those systems. There is a one year statute of limitations on CICP counter measure injury claims. As a parent myself to three young boys, I am devastated for you. No child should have to go through this. Stay strong.
I’m 26 and was also diagnose with T1D following the vaccine (vaccinated in May 2021, diagnosed in Sep 2021. I’m not very skeptical but the timing is worth noting.
Sorry for your diagnosis. If you would like to talk to my husband, I’d be more than happy to arrange that. I wish we would have had more people with T1D experience at the beginning to run things by. I don’t want to leave my email in the comments, but you can find me on LinkedIn - Frances Sarnacki. Wishing you a healthy and well controlled T1D journey.
Thanks for your thoughts - much appreciated. It’s definitely been a wild and unexpected journey, but also getting easier. I actually recently had my first A1C check my diagnosis, and it went from 15.4 to 6.4 so that was reassuring.
You should have a request to connect via LinkedIn from a Michael R. Basically the only question I would have for your husband would be regarding a CGM; if he has one, if it’s helped him manage his glucose better than monitoring with finger pricks, etc. as I’ve been looking into ordering either the Dexcom or FreeStyle Libre 2 in the near future.
My husband was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after receiving covid vaccine as well. In his December 2020 physical his fasted blood sugar was 70 and his A1C 5.4. He received Pfizer at the beginning and end of April and started developing symptoms in the weeks after. On July 5th, his 90 day A1C was 9.4 and his blood sugar 280. He began insulin, but has been able to slowly wean off it by eating very low carbohydrate diet. Please have your son read Dr Bernstein’s book Diabetes Solution. My husband, age 37 (and the image of health until his diagnosis), also lost weight and had a tough go at first. He’s a former police officer too. While I understand the sentiment of other commenters, families like ours are desperate to find others going through the same thing as it’s seems we are out there, but only living in shadows as we aren’t supposed to be heard/seen by the public. Lastly, he did end up getting covid in august (after T1 diagnosis) and was symptomatic so I do not believe he could have had asymptomatic covid earlier that caused it.
Also, I just want to say… I am aware that any immune reaction can trigger T1. Be it a virus or a vaccine. The question I would ultimately like answered is whether the number of T1 cases developing in the relevant time period after the covid vaccine are greater than with other vaccines.
Hi Frances,
These are good questions and need to be asked. As I understand T1D is triggered by infection, hormonal changes etc… So it is innate to a person before they get it. I’m not suggesting COVID or the vaccine could have done that.
What I’m asking, can the COVID vaccine trigger the body to produce antibodies with the outcome being T1D?
That is all. If yes we should know and be aware.
It’s also worth stating that COVID itself is linked to T1D, so logic has it that one will likely contract COVID at some point. And since the COVID vaccine reduces your odds of getting/dying from COVID, the risk of getting the vaccine out weighs the risk of not getting the vaccine.
So for all of you who post “propaganda” and “delete”. Please stop. I’m not antivax, I’m not conspiring to take down the vaccination effort, I am simply asking a question about the effect of the vaccine based on my own personal experience.
Regards,
Skeptical Supporter
This is such misinformation.
It is a well known fact that viruses trigger type one diabetes with onset as early as in the immediate months directly after viral infection.
My daughter has type one due to a virus she had 4 years ago likely from a parent sending a sick child to school.
There is no link to vaccines and type one. But either genetics or a virus are the overwhelmingly majority of causes of type 1.
Delete this story or change the headline to “My son probably has type one from COVID.”
Hi Alex,
If a public forum is not a good place to have and open conversation in a respectful manner, where is? We cannot be afraid to tell stories of things that happen to us in our lives, especially if it’s plausible and if it is something you don’t/can’t understand.
My son to had a similar situation. He was healthy, had the vaccine, in the next three months lost 12 pounds, a lot for a 13 year old, and was diagnosed with T1D.
I have no clue what triggered his diabetes. It could be hormones with puberty, bad luck, hereditary predisposition, the COVID vaccine, etc…
I will likely never know. But to chastise a man for asking that is not an American value. We should always ask hard questions and demand answers. That is our right and duty in order to maintain a function democracy.
I didn’t see anywhere in his post discouragement about getting the vaccine. All he asked was is it possible, which as noted by his physicians, and my sons by the way, it is plausible.
And if something is plausible it should be investigated to the fullest. Because if there is any chance this is a unreported side effect, it must be looked into because this disease has a significant impact on one’s life. And if it is at all avoidable, we must avoid it.
I’m happy to debate this further with you but don’t take a position that this subject is taboo and should not be had. That is not fair and it strips the inquirer of his right to inquire and also paints him/her/them as a conspiracy theorist.
Which from my reading of the post this gentleman is not. In fact, studies in India and Italy saw an increase in diabetes in people who had COVID at a higher rate than the general population. They hypothesize this is due to COVID triggering antibodies in an autoimmune response that attack the insulin producing cells in the pancreas. Once triggered they don’t turn off because they see the pancreas beta cells as a foreign body. These cells produce insulin and without them you have T1D.
So it is plausible that the COVID vaccine has a similar mode of action. It is also plausible that this occurs in a small enough population that the studies of the vaccine was not powered sufficiently to detect it. I hope that is not the case, but it is plausible and should be looked into.
With all this said, I support the vaccine and think the pros vastly outweigh the cons. In fact despite my concerns, I am having my daughter vaccinated as a son as she is able.
See it is possible to support something but vigorous interrogate it for the betterment of society.
I wish you well
Skeptical supporter
I am very sorry to hear about your son's health problems. However, it is not wise for readers of the Conway Daily Sun to make decisions about whether or not to get vaccinated against Covid-19 based on personal anecdotes such as this letter. There is absolutely no evidence from the large Phase 3 clinical studies that any of the Covid-19 vaccines caused people to develop Diabetes (Type I or II) at a higher rate than people receiving a placebo injection. Here's a link to thorough discussion from two physicians at Johns Hopkins about all the proven, serious side effects from Covid-19 vaccines >> https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/is-the-covid19-vaccine-safe
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