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Dear Helen. How frightening .... and good for you for posting. Like you I’m a long term type one (50years). I’ve had eye issues since my first pregnancy back in 1981. I do want to tell you that even terrible things can heal in your eye. I’ve had a lot of them and at 63 can still see drive etc...

Can’t help with your question but I can tell you that I first haemorrhaged in 1980 when pregnant, and have had various periods of floaters and haemorrhages since then. In the 1990’s I had a vitrectomy following a total loss of sight in one eye. I just wanted to tell you that though daunting, the...

Hi Raymond, as a teenager i was just THE WORST DIABETIC! Most of us have problem times and then better times then more problem times..... . Diabetes is really hard to manage both from a physical and an emotional point of view. So glad you were going to talk to someone.... let us know how you...

Best of luck to you.... I’ve had it for nearly 50 years and it’s still a rollercoaster at times!!! You have lots of good advice already but no one has mentioned a hot drink. It might just be me, but a hot drink seems to help me process the sugar more quickly. Have both fast acting carbs and...

Libby, can I just reflect that I’ve been diabetic for nearly 48 years and 38 years ago I had an awful time with haemorrhaging behind my eyes, laser treatment, floaters etc etc. For many years I’ve had periodic sight issues but actually, although it’s been a roller coaster, my eyesight is still...