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    Laser treatment advice? 1st treatment on wednesday and i'm really scared

    Just wondering how you’d got on mcowarth? All well I hope
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    Laser treatment advice? 1st treatment on wednesday and i'm really scared

    It is the fear of the unknown I agree. I’ve always worn glasses for distance, the laser hasn’t had any real impact on my vision. I had to have a vitrectomy operation on my right eye in December 2017 as the blood wasn’t clearing and causing damage to my retina- that’s done more damage (tho I’m...
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    Sertraline and Type 1 Hypos

    Hi Stewpid, From my experience as a) a type 1 diabetic, b) a mental health nurse with good knowledge of psychotropic medication and c) personal experience of using sertraline I’d say.. Sertraline is the recommended SSRI for diabetics as it has less impact on glycemic levels - although this...
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    Laser treatment advice? 1st treatment on wednesday and i'm really scared

    Hi McOwarth, I was diagnosed with severe proliferative retinopathy in both eyes in January 2017 aged 25 (teen years of not giving a monkey and wanting to be normal certainly caught up with me too!!) like you I was incredibly nervous before my first lot of laser- but was remarkably suprised...