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  1. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Just to update further - Woke up this morning and realised my right eye is fine but when looking with my left it has two huge blur spots bang in...
    Post by: domoboy, Jan 13, 2022 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  2. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    So just to update: Continued with regular monthly injections until December when after scans a new consultant said they'd stabilised and I didn't...
    Post by: domoboy, Jan 12, 2022 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  3. domoboy
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    Libre 2 Alarms

    Hi all, Am i right in saying if I set overnight alarms to go off if my blood sugars drop/rise above a certain level. An alarm will go off? Even...
    Post by: domoboy, Jun 18, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  4. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Really glad to hear you're on the mend. Did you have any vision side effects pre laser? Or was it a surprise when you were told about the bleed?
    Post by: domoboy, May 4, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  5. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    I had the exact same thought process! Every material I was given suggested I was going to be blurry for a few hours immediately after but like you...
    Post by: domoboy, Apr 24, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  6. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Hi @Breannajordan My first experience with laser was on the 24th of December mid afternoon. For the rest of the day my vision was fine, bit of...
    Post by: domoboy, Apr 23, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  7. domoboy
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    Calf pain / Claudication

    This sounds to me potentially a lot like chronic compartment syndrome. I had the same issue. An extreme burning a pain sensation in my calf's and...
    Post by: domoboy, Apr 1, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  8. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Wow. How easy was that. They out about 6 drops of numbing stuff into each eye with a dropper, clipped both eyes open and injected. Injection...
    Post by: domoboy, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  9. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Honestly thank you so much! Very re assuring to read. I've had a session of laser in each eye so far in December and January, then I'm having...
    Post by: domoboy, Mar 3, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  10. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Just to update further - I am now having laser surgery this Thursday and commencing injections on Monday. I thought it would be the other way...
    Post by: domoboy, Mar 1, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  11. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Hi all, Just a bit of an update on the above! First of all, in terms of diabetic control my h1abc is now currently 73. Previously it was 85, so...
    Post by: domoboy, Mar 1, 2021 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  12. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Hi all, Just to update. Went for my dye test yesterday. Showed what the consultant expected and he fit me in 2 hours later to do laser on my...
    Post by: domoboy, Dec 25, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  13. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    @Dark Horse Yes it's a very odd one. He said he didn't see evidence of new vessel growth which is a positive as the initial screening showed...
    Post by: domoboy, Dec 11, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  14. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    That's really interesting @NicoleC1971 . Can I ask, when you lost your sight in the eye and the major bleed did you suddenly wake up one day like...
    Post by: domoboy, Dec 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  15. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Hi @NicoleC1971, Thankyou ever so much for your reply. That's really interesting. I'm already in the process of getting a freestyle libre...
    Post by: domoboy, Dec 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  16. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Hi all and @Dark Horse Just been for my appointment. Had all the usual photos and examination. It was quite a brief consultation but essentially...
    Post by: domoboy, Dec 8, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  17. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    ] Hi @Dark Horse this was my letter. Presuming this is pretty much the same as the one you described? The wording worries me slightly! "Your...
    Post by: domoboy, Dec 3, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  18. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Thanks ever so much for your reply. It does sound very much like I've got my referral letter before my screening one! It's great to hear some...
    Post by: domoboy, Nov 27, 2020 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  19. domoboy
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    Retinopathy Advice/Experiences

    Hello everyone, I've read a lot about retinopathy online from various sources but was hoping for some people's actual experiences and advice....
    Thread by: domoboy, Nov 26, 2020, 29 replies, in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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