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    Does better control worsen background retinopathy?

    Yes, I know it can vary from one year to the next, and of course bringing down Hb1AC is great long-term -- just seems like doing so in the space of a few months makes complications a lot worse for some in the first year of diagnosis, which I can see from your signature wasn't the case for you...
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    Does better control worsen background retinopathy?

    Thank you, on both counts! I'm not really concerned about the background retinopathy tbh, just the info that really good control can worsen it, which seems so unfair. It's heartening to hear that you haven't had that experience, though.
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    Does better control worsen background retinopathy?

    Thank you! That is some horrifying information, wish I'd seen it sooner.
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    Does better control worsen background retinopathy?

    There are a few threads about it on this forum and the site linked to by Dark Horse here says: "A sudden improvement (lowering to normal) of glucose levels in a person whose diabetes has been poorly controlled for sometime may cause rapid and often uncontrollable retinopathy. This is a very...
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    Does better control worsen background retinopathy?

    I've been lurking for a while but this is my first post -- hello! I was diagnosed with T2 in September 2018. I've read the advice on the forums about diet changes and using a meter etc (I was lucky enough to be hospitalised with hypertension and so got one prescribed) and my morning blood sugars...