I've had background retinopathy for about 5 years, had about half a dozen spots in total for both eyes. If you've only got a few spots, then its nothing to worry about. My control has recently improved, my hba1c is better (down from high 7s/low 8s to 7 exactly) and nearly all of the spots have gone, I've got 3 in total now.
The moral of the story is, improve your control and it will get better.