Recent Content by Stroopwafel

Thank you for asking and for the good wishes, it is very much appreciated. I'm pleased to say I'm doing a bit better. I was diagnosed with suspected non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy in my eye, which is what was responsible for the damage to my optic nerve and caused the shadow on the...

4.9 It's been fluctuating between 5 and 6 for the past three weeks, apart from a weird and aberrant 7.4 a couple of days ago, but this is the first time I've ever logged it below 5.0. I've shed more than 10% of my bodyweight this year, and it feels like I'm finally getting somewhere.

I had baked feta at the Greek restaurant a few weeks ago, so I tried to replicate this simple dish at home in the air fryer, and it came out pretty well. Ingredients: 1 red pepper, 200g block of feta, oil Slice pepper into 8 pieces and cook in a few spoons of oil for 8 minutes in the air fryer...

Seems that I have damage to my optic nerve, the doctor thinks I probably had some sort of interruption to the blood supply. So that's not going to get any better. The optician also found signs of maculopathy, so I need to be rechecked for that in three months. None of this is good news and I...

Just a quick update as I had my optometry appointment yesterday. They found a small amount of retinopathy, but nowhere near enough to explain the vision loss in the left eye. So whatever is causing it does not seem to be within the eye. I have a hospital appointment tomorrow now and needless to...

Thank you so much for all the responses, I am endlessly appreciative that people are trying to help. The optician appointment for next week was the earliest I could get. This optician is one certified to do the tests for retinopathy, it was on the list they sent to me. I already made a GP...

Hello everyone. I'm new here and I need some advice. I was diagnosed with T2 in February 2021. I actually thought I had diabetes in 2016 because I was getting numbness in my toes. I checked this website back then as a lurker and went on a low carb diet, lost a ton of weight and started taking...