pre-proliferative retinopathy

[nreyn89]

I have received a letter advising that I now have pre-proliferative retinopathy. I am so scared. Has anyone else been diagnosed with this? Can you slow it down?

 

[MarkMunday]

Pre-proliferative retinopathy is when some micro aneurisms can be seen in an eye scan. It is a sign that there are some blockages there but it has not got to the point where new blood vessels are being made. New blood vessels tend to be fragile and burst. This is 'proliferative retinopathy' and needs to be treated. I had a few aneurisms for some time, but it was stable. After bringing my blood glucose down, they went away completely. My eye scans are now completely clear.

 

[Miriam12345]

I have received a letter advising that I now have pre-proliferative retinopathy. I am so scared. Has anyone else been diagnosed with this? Can you slow it down?

I am in the same boat I am 26 it's scary!

 

[Miriam12345]

Pre-proliferative retinopathy is when some micro aneurisms can be seen. It is a sign that there are some blockages there but it has not got to the point where new blood vessels are being made. New blood vessels tend to be fragile and burst, which is proliferative retinopathy. I had a few aneurisms for some time, but after bringing my blood glucose down, they went away completely.

Wow that's brilliant news thank you so much for sharing! I had the same letter come and I was worried it wouldn't be reversable!

 

[nreyn89]

Pre-proliferative retinopathy is when some micro aneurisms can be seen in an eye scan. It is a sign that there are some blockages there but it has not got to the point where new blood vessels are being made. New blood vessels tend to be fragile and burst. This is 'proliferative retinopathy' and needs to be treated. I had a few aneurisms for some time, but it was stable. After bringing my blood glucose down, they went away completely. My eye scans are now completely clear.

Thank you for sharing, that has really helped

 

[nreyn89]

I am in the same boat I am 26 it's scary!

It's awful isn't it, when you think you have got the hang of it... Bam something else goes wrong

 

[Dark Horse]

Diabetic retinopathy progresses through stages. Pre-proliferative retinopathy is the stage after background retinopathy but before proliferative retinopathy (the stage at which fragile new vessels grow and can threaten your eyesight if they bleed). Good diabetic control reduces the risk of progression of diabetic retinopathy.

There is some information about the importance of keeping a low HbA1c here:-
http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/prevention/hba1c_and_retinopathy.htm

Other important contributors to retinopathy include:-
Smoking http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/prevention/smoking_and_diabetes.htm
Blood pressure http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/prevention/Diabetes and Blood Pressure.htm