Recent Content by munchkin1976

After analysing myself I have found the cause of the blue light thingy...water retention before my period! According to some research water retention can affect the fluid in the back of the eye and put pressure on it and it makes you see a pin prick of blue in your vision. Don't ask me how as I...

Don't even think about it, buy the lutein and bilberry NOW! and no I don't work for the above mentioned companies!!!

Hi there, I was diagnosed with the same thing last year and to be honest I was absolutely devastated, two days ago I went for my screening and check-up and I was discharged because the deposit that made my eye bleed has healed itself! The only thing I did differently (my long term results seem...

Brilliant, thanks for that! I try to keep the carb content the same so I do not have to change my insulin too much as I am lazy, it is just a habit from when I was first diagnosed...they told me to have set "portions" at each meal time and educated me as to what a "portion" was ie 10g of carb...

It is 2pm and my readings have gone down to 11.0 from 18.9 in 2 hours...no more insulin than noted above and a pint of water! I also had my lunch too!

Hi David, Is there a high cover-up conspiracy afoot, I am not ashamed of admitting I go high like yourself and find it a real struggle getting the insulin doses right. Sometimes it is my fault when I eat a box of chocolates or have sugar in something when I shouldn't and I want to be human and...

I am experiencing the same thing right now, 11-18 in the morning and highs up to 29 in the day despite injecting more and more insulin, not eating any carbs and doing moderate exercise and I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 25 years. I can only tell you what I have done so here goes. I reduced...

Hello, I've seen the ophthalmologist and asked about the blue lights and his verdict was "some people see them and some don't" That was very helpful as you can imagine. He did say that the fatty lump that had leaked has healed over and the left eye is in excellent health considering how long...

I had my eyes dilated a couple of weeks ago as a follow up to being told I had background retinopathy. Got the result a couple of days ago and it said I now have moderate diabetic eye disease and am being referred to an opthamologist to see if I need an operation. Very concerned at how quickly...

I saw the specialist yesterday and she said it was "normal". She said if the lights turn into rainbow colours then there would be something wrong with my retina. Back to the drawing board me thinks!! I find it very frustrating when I ask about symptoms and am fobbed off with the "it's nothing...

Dear all, I can't thank you enough. I am seeing a specialist next week and will be telling her about it. Is the metformin harmful with insulin? I would like to know your findings. I was changed from actrapid and monotard in my childhood and teens to actrapid and insulatard in my twenties...

Thank you everyone for your support and quick replies. I will ask again when I see my team. It is a strange one isn't it! It's a job to know what to think with this disease. My overall readings were 7.1 but have been a little higher in the past. I do tend to stay around 4-8 but do a lot of...

Dear panel, Since having my son four years ago I have been experiencing what I can only describe as a tiny blue square of light in my vision when my blood sugars either drop or are on the rebound. I had pre-eclampsia and saw "stars" when I was in hospital but this is just one pin-prick of a...