Recent Content by COS1916

Thank you all for your help and advice - I will be getting a new monitor for sure and will work on my mental health !!

Thank you Chris much appreciated I think you may be correct in that it all leads to fluctuations I must confess that on run days I have a couple of glasses of red wine to wind down - on those nights I seem to wake up a lot earlier - so maybe the drop in BG is caused by the running / low carb...

Hi there Thank you for your reply I used to use one but will buy another I’m only on two Metformin a day and try to follow a low carb diet - my last HBA1C was 58 - diagnosed T2 in October 2014 I’m also going through a lot of personal stress at the moment so maybe depression and or anxiety...

Hi there - I am experiencing early morning awakenings (4 hours after falling asleep) - I have clammy neck and forehead plus I feel totally wide awake - so much so that I cannot get back to sleep easily (takes me at least an hour of tossing and turning) Unfortunately I don’t have an overnight BG...

Thanks Mr Cat - I appreciate your help Fingers crossed it will remain stable or resolve over time I’m due to see the NHS on 1st October to see if I need treatment etc I’m running a lot and low carbing to keep bg stable This disease sure does throw up some surprises especially when your...

Thanks Mr Cat Sure sounds odd that things would worsen once control is established Does the retinopathy stabilise eventually - or even resolve Would be good to see that paper you mention Once again thanks for all your input

I have been reading some comments on this forum regarding the sudden lowering of high blood glucose which results in a worsening of any retinopathy present Does anyone know why this happens ? And once you have stable control then does the retinopathy stabilise and eventually resolve ? Many thanks

Thanks again Mr Cat - I appreciate your reply

Hi Carty An OCT scan involves a machine where your eyes are photographed (like the ones used in the Diabetic screening) The images show the thickness of the retina / an image of the retina (like the images from the retinal screening programme) and various other parameters It will probably...

Many thanks Novorapidboi - I really appreciate you replying The consultant I saw today (and who recommended I see a retinal specialist) just called after my previous message and told me that he has spoken to the retinal specialist who advised treatment would only be required if I saw a decrease...

Well I just had a private consultant look at my eyes (dilated) and an Oct scan which revealed a small amount of exudates - the Oct scan also revealed that my right Macular was raised (indicating fluid ?) ! Left eye is ok The consultant advised that it would probably require treatment with an...

Many thanks for your help Mr Cat - I appreciate it Going strict low carb and running lots more now to try and halt and reverse it ! Scary times

Hi Dark Horse Many thanks for your input and advice - I really appreciate it. My eye sight still remains pretty good despite the issue being relatively close to my central vision. I must say I was surprised when I got the letter as I have always maintained a relatively strict low carb diet...

Hi All Just joined today. Mainly out of complete fear !! Been a T2 for nearly 5 years now (now 50 years old) - was diagnosed in 2014 and immediately started running and low carbing. The first a1c came back as 39 which I assume was in the non diabetic range - I had the same results For the...