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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
This may or may not sound like a massive overreaction… but I had my eye clinic appointment last week and he said there was a small spot on the macular (I think). He said macular something, but I can’t remember what he said. He was very hard to understand, and didn’t really explain anything!
It’s really upset me as my control has always been fairly tight. I haven’t had a hba1c over 6.7 mmol in the last 7/8 years and haven’t had one over 7.5 in the 10 or so years before that.
I’m not saying I thought I’m invincible, but I just hoped id be problem free a lot longer. I’ve been diabetic 25 years, but I’m not ready to have further health problems yet!
When I say problem free, he wasn’t concerned and said to keep my control as is and eat plenty of green veg and he’d see me in a year?
I think I’m struggling because my mum is and always has been a badly controlled type one and has suffered many problems. Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, eye problems.She had her first heart attack at 42, cardiac arrest when doing rehab from the heart attack, stroke at 62. I just don’t want that.
I’m trying so hard to keep myself healthy. I eat low carb-ish, I run 15-20km a week, I look after my blood sugars. I do need to lose weight, but it seems impossible for me to lose weight even with the exercise etc!!!!
I’m just scared. I’ve never ever had anything before at any of my appointments, I know what I’m doing with my diabetes and I try look after myself. I can’t do anymore.
Has anyone any experience with eye problems that could help/reassure me?
Am I worrying over nothing?
How do I stop things getting worse?
Should I just pick myself up and get over it?
Should I be thankful I’ve got 25 years since diagnosis with nothing else to worry about?
I’m just having a massive wobble and I don’t know where to turn!
I hope someone understands.
Thank you
It’s really upset me as my control has always been fairly tight. I haven’t had a hba1c over 6.7 mmol in the last 7/8 years and haven’t had one over 7.5 in the 10 or so years before that.
I’m not saying I thought I’m invincible, but I just hoped id be problem free a lot longer. I’ve been diabetic 25 years, but I’m not ready to have further health problems yet!
When I say problem free, he wasn’t concerned and said to keep my control as is and eat plenty of green veg and he’d see me in a year?
I think I’m struggling because my mum is and always has been a badly controlled type one and has suffered many problems. Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, eye problems.She had her first heart attack at 42, cardiac arrest when doing rehab from the heart attack, stroke at 62. I just don’t want that.
I’m trying so hard to keep myself healthy. I eat low carb-ish, I run 15-20km a week, I look after my blood sugars. I do need to lose weight, but it seems impossible for me to lose weight even with the exercise etc!!!!
I’m just scared. I’ve never ever had anything before at any of my appointments, I know what I’m doing with my diabetes and I try look after myself. I can’t do anymore.
Has anyone any experience with eye problems that could help/reassure me?
Am I worrying over nothing?
How do I stop things getting worse?
Should I just pick myself up and get over it?
Should I be thankful I’ve got 25 years since diagnosis with nothing else to worry about?
I’m just having a massive wobble and I don’t know where to turn!
I hope someone understands.
Thank you