 [ Symptoms ] can a tetanus shot cause blood sugar to go up  7 months ago i had blood work checking the last 3 month of sugar level and it was 98 monday of this week i had an tetanus shot and the next day my blood sugar was all over the place 122 up to 265 can it have to do with the shot [ Disease ] hi its not recommended to take shingles vaccine at your age as the protection offered will be temporary it is recommended at age above 55 years pregnancy should be avoided atleast 6 months after vaccination application of local creams over the sores will help do not apply warm water to the lesions thanks