Recent Content by Reb110

Hi, I had PRP laser for the first time on half of my left eye two weeks ago and then again on both eyes 10 days ago, a few days after I developed a large round light that keeps circling my eyes (left eye is a lot worse than the right eye). It starts at one point and goes all the way round, and...

Thanks, I hadn't though of that, I've downloaded some relaxation techniques and I'm going to try that tomorrow. What ever happens I will keep having it, as like you said its worth it to save your sight.

Hi, I got diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy about 3 weeks ago and got told that I need two sessions of laser treatment in both eyes. I did my research on the laser and everyone I found said that it doesn't hurt so don't worry. I went to my first session last week and fainted halfway through...

Hi, That’s what I thought too! and nothing has changed with what I’m eating. I can go from eating something small say 10g carbs up to 150g carbs for a big meal. I just carb count, and that’s always been fine. I am doing correction doses as well and it’s not bring my bs down. I was doing 1...

Yes I’ve changed basal from 22 to 26, diabetic nurse said to go up to 30 now xx

Yes, that was my first thought to change the pen and I ordered some more incase it was the batch. I have tested my ketones, they are between 0.1 and 0.4. I’m just really confused as to what happens next

Hi, At the beginning of February my blood sugars started going up and they haven’t come back down since. I think it’s my sites but my diabetic nurse thinks that I’m not eating enough carbs so I increased my carbs, nothing has changed. Now she says that I’m eating to many carbs! I disagreed and...

Hi I have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have been told I need treatment, 4 weeks of radiotherapy, 9 months of chemotherapy and 5 years of hormonal therapy. Now the oncologist said said its up to me whether I have the chemotherapy as its going to be very hard going because of the diabetes...

Hi thank you both for replying you gave me something to mention to the doctor today but it just seems you have to push to get anything done these days I was just told to rest it! Do they not realise we have to be so careful of our feet! So in the end I went to A & E and got it x-rayed again...

Can anyone help? I broke my metatasle 9 weeks ago by just standing on a stone (I was wearing trainers too) I was in a cast for 8 weeks and was told none weight bearing. I got the cast taken off last week and was told its healed beautifully and to just go back to normal (can walk on it straight...