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Hi Geraldine. I had laser which left bad scarring and burn marks -black on my retina withou helping at all. Then a new consultant was appointed . I was refeerred to him and he old me that if there is too much fluid around the laaser won;t work. He suggested injections to dry up the bleed...

Maybe we could help with that???/

Yes background retinopathy can be reversed easily and most long term diabetics have some signs of it. Its when it is ignored in the sense of diabetes not being controlled we have to worry. Screening is most useful for purposes of comprison and tracking ant deterioration. One result means...

I have a great deal of experience wih laser treatment. Intensive laser is almost a psychedelic experience and I have often thought it could have an unwanted impact on several groups . On occasion it has affected me so badly afterwards i have become disorientated to the extent I have been...

he advice given above worked for me when all else had failed. Do yourself a favour and give it a try from the beginning.

In the interests of farness I should say I have now received an email from This Morning correcting the above wihout any further input from me..

He was ,as has been said. probably just trying to hide the fact that he was out of his depth. it all sonds like bravado. They do a lot of hat =bot exactly helpful whenthe patient is feeling nervous. Don't take it to heart , it takes ime o uild good relaionships with HCP's . This business of...

I think I have received the best reply to date. They thank me etc for telling them about my son and realise it must be very hard for us both... don't have a son. perhaps they were a little pressurised by the number of comments after all? If someone here did write in these terms and would like...

Wouldn't have thought it was parcularly good for anyone. Whether Hana made a mistake with the carb count or not the principle is the same.

All we can say is -this worked for me -try it. Especially if the official advice is NOT working. Very often the patient doesn't know where to turn and can be acccused of non compliance because medical treatment is not working. Regardig statins for example, three doctors in my practice...

I always get similar replies when I write to MPs. All the secretaries must use the same template. We punters can't win. If the Mps party is in government he/she doesn't want to ruffle feathers. If in oppposition , the MP will just make soothing noises and advise you to wait until after the...

@chris, I know where you are coming from Chris but interested that you only mention laser as a treatment. Were you never offered any of the injections available now? These can b slow down any progression and make laser more effective I know they were not always available everywhere so just...

Thanks its worh a try. Even if we don't receive satisfactory replies we have registered a protest. If enough people do so we may never know what effect it had but somewhere, someone may have been influenced. Its all we can do. On the other hand there is always the fear that they migh take...

No we are not. I am going to follow it up , though.

Has anone received a reply from 'This Morning?'

Yes you probably went too low . So frustrating isn't it? You said you had very little to eat it would be better to have a little more to eat before an intense workout. don't worry too much I understand the benefits appear over alonger period. As already stated best not to test immediately...

Many of us feel that way Lucy. I wasn't diagnosed until just before my 60th birthday and then entirely by accident . As my father had also had T2 ,diagnosed in his sixties I was aware of the possibility it might happen to me. I often wonder if we had been born at a later date would we have...

Sometimes I find that the well-meant positive comment can be even more devastating if it is inaccurate or assumptions have been made. I suppose we can only do our best . I tend to find that negative comments are rarely the esul of malice but more often of ignorance or glibness or failure to...

I can certainly agree that this debate is necessary I am sure we would all agree . As you are T1 I don't suppose you would feel as personally involved ut the furore raised by Chris steele's comments as a T2. I never write abusive letters to TV or radio companies but I do always ask them to...

Much will depend on the number of protests they receive. Even if you didn't see the programme it is still possible to comment and ask for clarification of what you have heard from others.