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<blockquote data-quote="Digglesthedog" data-source="post: 279626" data-attributes="member: 44920"><p>I'm a 42 year old insulin-dependent diabetic in Australia who has been well-controlled for 25 years - in the last 3 years since going onto Lantus I've developed severe retinopathy problems (I have both forms) whereas all eye checks beforehand showed no problems at all. I have no cholesterol problems, have maintained an active lifestyle etc but have just been dumbfounded at the appearance of the retinopathy, for which I have had extensive laser treatment (and have been informed that I can't have any more). The only reason I even knew I had retinopathy was that an opthalmologist suggested I see a specialist because she thought I had what she called 'minor sun damage' to my eyes, *I always wear sunglasses and don't go out in the sun a lot!*, which puzzled me so I went to the specialist who pronounced "I would go blind", which left me devastated and confused. I sought a second opinion and was able to find a specialist who dealt with the growth of the blood cells in my eyes by aforementioned laser treatment. Given Lantus' links to cancer (ie producing abnormal cells) that have been mentioned here and in other places I've been looking around the web is there any hard data/lab tests that don't follow the usual company line and show a link to retinopathy? I've only had bleeds in my eyes post laser treatment, incidentally, ie I had no visual problems prior to laser and would not have known I had any eye trouble, despite eye tests each year etc. </p><p></p><p>May I also ask what is the accepted HBA1c level for development of retinopathy? Is there actually such a thing as an agreed consensus on the matter? I only ask, as my brother who is 20 years my senior has the same sugar levels and has no retinopathy and is not on Lantus. Also, where are websites that show tests linking Lantus to cancer in tests? Any help would be greatly appreciated as my life has been really messed up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digglesthedog, post: 279626, member: 44920"] I'm a 42 year old insulin-dependent diabetic in Australia who has been well-controlled for 25 years - in the last 3 years since going onto Lantus I've developed severe retinopathy problems (I have both forms) whereas all eye checks beforehand showed no problems at all. I have no cholesterol problems, have maintained an active lifestyle etc but have just been dumbfounded at the appearance of the retinopathy, for which I have had extensive laser treatment (and have been informed that I can't have any more). The only reason I even knew I had retinopathy was that an opthalmologist suggested I see a specialist because she thought I had what she called 'minor sun damage' to my eyes, *I always wear sunglasses and don't go out in the sun a lot!*, which puzzled me so I went to the specialist who pronounced "I would go blind", which left me devastated and confused. I sought a second opinion and was able to find a specialist who dealt with the growth of the blood cells in my eyes by aforementioned laser treatment. Given Lantus' links to cancer (ie producing abnormal cells) that have been mentioned here and in other places I've been looking around the web is there any hard data/lab tests that don't follow the usual company line and show a link to retinopathy? I've only had bleeds in my eyes post laser treatment, incidentally, ie I had no visual problems prior to laser and would not have known I had any eye trouble, despite eye tests each year etc. May I also ask what is the accepted HBA1c level for development of retinopathy? Is there actually such a thing as an agreed consensus on the matter? I only ask, as my brother who is 20 years my senior has the same sugar levels and has no retinopathy and is not on Lantus. Also, where are websites that show tests linking Lantus to cancer in tests? Any help would be greatly appreciated as my life has been really messed up. [/QUOTE]
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