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  1. Eva11

    Type 1 kings hospital omnipod wait

    Hi is anyone else at kings hospital and waiting an inordinate amount of time to get on omnipod 5? I was initially told december/january but for the past 3 months it's been "sorry we can't give you a date". Very distressing since my pump warranty expired in January and I haven't been on...
  2. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Reaally loving being able to see better especially in the dark. Should be really good for school too- no more straining my eyes to see the board :)
  3. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Yeah I did get get my eye test for free! Plus I got £30 off my frames so yaay!
  4. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Thankyou!! I can see so clearly and it's sooo nice. I'm loving it :) I like the smilies :) ahahah
  5. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Glasses are finally here and oh my god everything is beautiful!!!! this is so exciting thank you all for your help!!
  6. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Of course :D they'll be coming within a week and a half
  7. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Thank you!! Can't wait to be able to see a bit better with the glasses and when bloods settle down should be even better :)
  8. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Thanks!! Yaay I guess when my eyes settle down when my bloods do my lenses can be changed :) looking forward to seeing properly!!
  9. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Just before I was diagnosed my eyes were reaally blurry which was scary especially having no clue what was going on ahaha. Yeah it's face paint when I get the time I try do stuff on my face :)
  10. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Definitely ahah just gotta keep going! it's been a hell of a lot of information in the last few months it's kinda crazy. There's so much to learn
  11. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Thanks :) got work ahead of me but hey I'm sure I'll get there
  12. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    This is the picture of them that was on the website chose cheapest one that looked mildly okay ahaha tortoiseshell was nice so I thought why not. Not having to strain to see things will be very nice I'm looking forward to it
  13. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Thank you everyone for answering. I went to the opticians yesterday had an eye test and I am slightly short sighted (-75) so I've got glasses on the way luckily with a big coupon meaning we didn't have to spend much. I'm gonna have to see how it goes actually using the glasses and see if they...
  14. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Thankyou! I'm still learning things and still my levels aren't stable but I'm getting better :) going to optician today and will talk to my diabetes team. Thanks for everyone's help :)
  15. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Thank you both! I agree a call to diabetes team may be a good idea and I'll book myself to see an optician soon. My bloods were quite up and down generally being above ten quite often and in probably the last two months they have been more in range but with lots of hypos. Still figuring out...
  16. Eva11

    Should I go to the optician?

    Hi I'm sixteen years old and I've been diabetic for coming up to seven months and my eyesight has been substantially more blurry than it used to be considering I had pretty much perfect eyesight before. I assumed it was just my sugar levels affecting my eyesight but it's blurry all of the time...
  17. Eva11

    Teens 12-16?

    Hi I'm 15 and I was diagnosed with type 1 about three weeks ago. I don't know anyone who has diabetes let alone someone my age ahaha so I'd love to meet some people my own age :) Sent from the Diabetes Forum App