retinopathy

Long-time lurker here, hello! I'm a 32-year-old woman who was diagnosed with type 1 back in 2012 at the grand old age of 20. My management was terrible at first, but has improved a lot since I got the Libre - not perfect by any means, but much better than it was. I've had background...

Hi everyone. I have peripheral retinopathy and in the past year or so it has got much worse, despite regular laser treatment. I would be happy to go anywhere to get treatment, if there are new surgeries or medication not necessarily on the NHS. I live in a cottage and am forever bumping into...

This year round the eye Retinopathy results show i have background Retinopathy. What does it mean? Of course my control in the blood sugars haven't been well controlled and now i am assuming it wont be long till i lose my sight? My appointment with endo is in January. I am not surprised at all...

Diagnosed in 2016, aged 27, no family history of type 1 or 2 so came as a complete surprise. I’m an arborist so most of the day I’m up a tree and have had to keep my sugars high to get through the day but it’s now resulted in high hba1c (77mmol). Had a diabetic review yesterday and got a bit...

Hi I'm Matt, 41 year old male type 1 since I was 12. First time posting in a diabetes forum, whenever I've been on diabetes forums before it scares the hell out of me seeing how many different complications there are out there so have preferred to live in ignorance lol! My control is as good as...

Hi all, I had my first session of PRP laser yesterday around 24hours ago in both eyes. My left eye seems to be back to normal, my right eye is watery and can see close up but has no focus at a distance. I wasn't told anything at the end of my appointment other than he will see me in a few weeks...

Hi all, I've been type 1 for 17 years now and just received my eye screening results. I have been informed I have signs of diabetic maculopathy and that I need to have my eyes screened every 3 months. I am so terrified this is going to lead to permanent damage. My action plan is to get my...

Hi everyone, Hope you are all having a fantastic early Sunday. To provide some context, my wife has been on a keto diet for several months now, we use to use finger prickle and then moved to Freestyle libre 2. In the beginning, we use both measurements, however after finding a significant...

Hi, I’ve been type 1 diabetic for 33 years and over the last 4 years have had diabetic retinopathy/bleeds on both eyes. My control is probably as good as it’s ever been (7.5 my last hba1c) and I’ve been told the length of time I’ve been diabetic also plays a role. I’ve had lots of laser on both...

Hello all, I am 9 months in with PDR treatments 1200 laser zaps in each eye and Avastin shots every 6 weeks. Trying to find hope and success stories. I am only 34 years old. Done with laser shoos for now and ongoing with Avastin shoots evey 6 weeks. When do things clams down? I am tired of it...

Hi everyone Apologies in advance for this long post. Just looking for a bit advice and hoping I can put my mind at ease. Last year around April time, I was referred to the Ophthalmology dept at my local hospital as there was blood vessels in my left eye starting to bleed and form new ones...

I am beaten. Sad and have no words to explain my feelings. This June I was diagnosed with severe PDR. High risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy. It all happened after I tightened my a1c control in a year. Went from 10 to 4.8 mmol. I felt great. Everything was going well. Until one day in June...

I didn't realise that the Hazard Ratios were so bad even in the 'pre-diabetic' region of the HbA1C levels. Note that the HbA1C's are shown measured in % (i.e. old style). https://twitter.com/DikemanDave/status/1274583863570755585...

Hi, it's just had me abit down the last few days thinking of a complication like Retinopathy, I have been a type 1 for 9 years now and one year had background but went back to normal the year after. My blood sugars have been up and down over the years but I have good control now. I just wanted...

Hi new to the forum so apologies if this isn’t clear enough or in the wrong section. I’m currently suffering from increasingly bad blurry vision in one eye. Control has always been good/very good and current HbA1c is 46. I have had type 1 diabetes for 32 years now and was diagnosed with...

After my recent eye photograph I received a letter stating I have background retinopathy as I have for the last 10+ years. Since they started using digital photography I've asked the photographer to show me the problem area. They always tell me they can't see anything. Nor can my optician who...

Hi everyone. I just joined this forum, although I have been a type 1 diabetic for over 20 years (I’m currently 30). I just (as in last night) found out I’m pregnant and I’m freaking out. My husband and I wanted to have a baby soon and I was at the beginning of lowering my a1C to conceive and...

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...

I went to the optician last Friday because I had flashing lights in my eyes and a shadow that keeps coming and going and she said I have a bleed in my eye. She referred urgently to ophthalmologist and I have an appointment next Monday. Going blind is my worst nightmare, this is especially bad...

Hi, I'm new here and have had diabetes for 36 years! Never really been on any of the forums but on Tuesday I had to have laser treatment on one of my eyes at James Cook Hospital and now having really bad short sightedness in that eye. I went back on Thursday to eye casualty because when I had...