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Hello to those of you who have been following my journey and welcome yo anyone else this may reach. I have now been given a date for vitrectomy on my right eye after approx 18 bleeds in the past 9 months. At first I was upset believing this to be a last resort but now I understand that term...

Hi everyone, had another big bleed a few days ago, got checked etc now bring referred for surgery, what's worrying me is I have a thick fog with a blibby mass of blood at the top. Every few minutes I get little black specks that drift down into wisps then disappear, do you think these are new...

My consultant has advised to take a daily dose of turmeric as a healthy antioxidant, I do lots of my own research and it certainly sounds beneficial! Just wondering if anyone else has tried this?

Hi everyone, getting very confused with my sugars these last 3 days. I eat very low carb aboutv30 to 40grams, I take tresiba at nightime and novorapid and I'm normally quite stable with bg, waking up with 5.6 to 6.7, the last 3 days I've woken with readings of 11 I've had to give myself...

Hi all, a quick question with hopefully a quick answer I'm doing keto around 30grams a carb maximum or less,but last night I had a hypo and had to treat with glucose I'm so mad as I feel my efforts have now been wasted!! How long will it take to back into keto? Is doing keto pointless if you...

Hello everyone, I'm a type 1 of 30 years 4 years ago I was diagnosed with severe proliferative retinopathy and oedema, aser and injections brought it under control and I enjoyed a stable bleed free year. Th8s year I am on my 7th hemmorhage. The latest one in my left eye is horrif8c, I can't...

Hi all, been a few years since e I last posted my story about pdr, I'm pretty much lost all sight in my left eye and right eye has worsened due to vitreous hemorrhages. I've just had 6 vr in both eyes within 5 weeks. No working during that time, I'm a social worker fir famies so now I can't do...

Hello there, I had my dvla eye test 3 weeks ago and still waiting to hear back, anyone with knowledge of the procedure/waiting times please?

Please please someone talk to me, I'm 45, type 1 for 28 years, I have severe odr in both eyes and macular oedema. I have eyelea every 6 weeks for the past year. Had a bad bleed in one eye on the 28th September and it still hasn't cleared? If I look just through that eye there are missing bits...