Hi
@purplesunsets First of all, have you tested your blod sugar near to or at the time when your eyes go blurry? I had Type 1 from 1959 till 2013 (pancreas transplant and my eyes often went blurry, especially in the first 20 years. When I eventually met with a testing meter in October 1978, I was able to correlate blurred vision and high blood sugars. This would also cause eye-watering tiredness, almost to the point where I felt I had just been anaesthetised. In 1979 I had my first laser treatment as follows:
Both my eyes had haemorrhaged more than once, and I experienced several sessions of photocoagulation. On the first occasion, in 1979, I was admitted as an in-patient. It was decided that I should be in full control of my faculties. My head was placed in a stirrup and grease was applied to my eye, so that a lens could be applied for a magnified view of my retina. I was petrified. When the first laser burn made its mark, I was surprised that I wasn’t in agony. It was comparable to somebody flicking their finger-tip against the side of my hand, therefore uncomfortable and irritating. After 860 of these burns I lost consciousness. It was assumed that I was experiencing a hypo, but I managed to persuade the lady that I had passed out due to lack of manliness. She informed me that at least another 400 burns would be necessary and therefore I would need to be readmitted. This duly took place and I experienced my first general anaesthetic. Later on two nurses appeared at the bed side and I said “Has it happened yet?”
“Yes dear. You should have heard your language as you were being wheeled into the theatre!”
I know that this was very primitive laser treatment and that things have greatly improved now. Yet the last time I had it done was in 1983 and even now I only need reading glasses! I hope this puts your mind more at rest. The real secret of success in my case was suddenly being able to analyse my blood sugar and therefore lower my HbA1c to a good level for the next 30
years. I wish you the best of luck
