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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2496260" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>Hi [USER=490679]@fendertele[/USER] </p><p></p><p>As a T1 for 52 years, and the first dozen pre glucometer, I've had some spectacularly mediocre blood sugar levels at various times in the past. I remember being told in my twenties that I'd need laser treatment before I was forty but I still remain monitored but unlasered. (Though I have a non diabetic eye condition that has needed 3 trips to an eye hospital to have the surface of my eye scraped - heavy duty painkillers post scraping were required.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, over the last twenty or so years (probably with improved control) I've had on again off again background retinopathy (probably permanently on now) but it's still stable and they still don't want to interven. So improvement of mild retinopathy is possible, and reduction of progression is also possible.</p><p></p><p>If they are still only monitoring you once a year then they probably don't think there is anything too serious going on (Disclaimer, I am not a doctor and that is not a diagnosis).</p><p></p><p>And I second [USER=88961]@AndBreathe[/USER] 's suggestion that you check your blood pressure out. You can probably get a spot one done at a pharmacy but if that seems off it may be worth buying your own, as "white coat effect" means they tend to be notoriously high when taken by a doctor. (I've been on bp medication for 30 years, but did have a 24 hour test before starting.)</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2496260, member: 372717"] Hi [USER=490679]@fendertele[/USER] As a T1 for 52 years, and the first dozen pre glucometer, I've had some spectacularly mediocre blood sugar levels at various times in the past. I remember being told in my twenties that I'd need laser treatment before I was forty but I still remain monitored but unlasered. (Though I have a non diabetic eye condition that has needed 3 trips to an eye hospital to have the surface of my eye scraped - heavy duty painkillers post scraping were required.) Anyway, over the last twenty or so years (probably with improved control) I've had on again off again background retinopathy (probably permanently on now) but it's still stable and they still don't want to interven. So improvement of mild retinopathy is possible, and reduction of progression is also possible. If they are still only monitoring you once a year then they probably don't think there is anything too serious going on (Disclaimer, I am not a doctor and that is not a diagnosis). And I second [USER=88961]@AndBreathe[/USER] 's suggestion that you check your blood pressure out. You can probably get a spot one done at a pharmacy but if that seems off it may be worth buying your own, as "white coat effect" means they tend to be notoriously high when taken by a doctor. (I've been on bp medication for 30 years, but did have a 24 hour test before starting.) Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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