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<blockquote data-quote="Indigo" data-source="post: 348927" data-attributes="member: 53406"><p>Hi there</p><p></p><p>I too was diagnosed in October after being diagnosed with those background eye changes (I'm 35). However mine needed treatment and so that I can say from experience that the eyes are very important and that the more you can do to stop it at the early stages the better (wish that I had had the chance). Anyway I'm surprised like your diabetic specialist that they did not put you on meds, as it is so important to get a good control with the eyes. </p><p></p><p>Testing wise, you can go a bit far with the testing as my GP keeps telling me, but I test when I feel I need to for peice of mind. The best thing I've found and to avoid them fobbing you off is to be persistant and say that you are worried about your eyes. Also I would say how are you supposed to get good control if you don't know what is going on.</p><p></p><p>Diet wise, some of the advice I found really confusing so what I did is follow a healty balanced diet, watching the sugar, salt and fat intake, and cutting down on carbs in general. Testing in this respect did help me as I could get to grips with the foods that sent my sugars higher and so could get a handle on how much I could have etc.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I hope that this helps </p><p></p><p>Indigox</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Indigo, post: 348927, member: 53406"] Hi there I too was diagnosed in October after being diagnosed with those background eye changes (I'm 35). However mine needed treatment and so that I can say from experience that the eyes are very important and that the more you can do to stop it at the early stages the better (wish that I had had the chance). Anyway I'm surprised like your diabetic specialist that they did not put you on meds, as it is so important to get a good control with the eyes. Testing wise, you can go a bit far with the testing as my GP keeps telling me, but I test when I feel I need to for peice of mind. The best thing I've found and to avoid them fobbing you off is to be persistant and say that you are worried about your eyes. Also I would say how are you supposed to get good control if you don't know what is going on. Diet wise, some of the advice I found really confusing so what I did is follow a healty balanced diet, watching the sugar, salt and fat intake, and cutting down on carbs in general. Testing in this respect did help me as I could get to grips with the foods that sent my sugars higher and so could get a handle on how much I could have etc. Anyway, I hope that this helps Indigox [/QUOTE]
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