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<blockquote data-quote="kaylz91" data-source="post: 2372720" data-attributes="member: 358175"><p>[USER=533931]@domoboy[/USER] don't worry about it, it's fine!</p><p></p><p>Well I was diagnosed Type 1 November 2016, I'd noticed my vision wasn't the best just before that, I mentioned it on a forum and was told by more experienced members to leave it, it was normal, it would get better etc and I did for a couple of weeks but my gut told me something wasn't right, I could barely read, bright red numbers on a clock were very dull and I struggled to be able to tell what the numbers were so I booked into the optician and was referred right away to ophthalmology, I was seen early on in December and diagnosed with diabetic macular oedema in both eyes due to a plummet in hba1c they believe, anyway I was booked in to receive a course of 3 injections in each eye over 3 months, each eye done a week apart, I had my first one before Christmas 2016, the thought scared the hell out of me but it really wasn't as awful and terrifying as I'd thought, they clean your eye, tape your eyelids open, insert a spring between to make sure it stays open, numb your eye with a swab, mark exactly where they are going to insert the needle, apply some more anaesthetic and then do your injection, I had bubbles in my sight for around half an hour after but there are different types of injections and I had 2 types, 1 type for 1 eye and 1 type for the other, it wasn't sore afterwards unless I forgot and rubbed it, my sight was off for the rest of the day, so much so I needed someone to tell me what my BG was when I tested and had to rely on the clicks for my insulin but I woke up the next morning and the improvement was amazing, I could see the bright red numbers again, after my course was done the ophthalmology consultant said I was the best case he'd seen and dealt with after the treatment, I have required a couple of top up injections since, then for the lasering it is worse in my experience than the injections, they can't see nerves so do occasionally catch them and it is on the nippy side but it only lasts a second and they will allow you to have a breather if it becomes too much, I had both eyes done in the same session, again vision was off for the rest of the day and my eyes felt very gritty when I blinked but nothing unbearable </p><p></p><p>Sorry I haven't read your full post but will do that this afternoon and sorry if I've babbled too much!</p><p>xx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kaylz91, post: 2372720, member: 358175"] [USER=533931]@domoboy[/USER] don't worry about it, it's fine! Well I was diagnosed Type 1 November 2016, I'd noticed my vision wasn't the best just before that, I mentioned it on a forum and was told by more experienced members to leave it, it was normal, it would get better etc and I did for a couple of weeks but my gut told me something wasn't right, I could barely read, bright red numbers on a clock were very dull and I struggled to be able to tell what the numbers were so I booked into the optician and was referred right away to ophthalmology, I was seen early on in December and diagnosed with diabetic macular oedema in both eyes due to a plummet in hba1c they believe, anyway I was booked in to receive a course of 3 injections in each eye over 3 months, each eye done a week apart, I had my first one before Christmas 2016, the thought scared the hell out of me but it really wasn't as awful and terrifying as I'd thought, they clean your eye, tape your eyelids open, insert a spring between to make sure it stays open, numb your eye with a swab, mark exactly where they are going to insert the needle, apply some more anaesthetic and then do your injection, I had bubbles in my sight for around half an hour after but there are different types of injections and I had 2 types, 1 type for 1 eye and 1 type for the other, it wasn't sore afterwards unless I forgot and rubbed it, my sight was off for the rest of the day, so much so I needed someone to tell me what my BG was when I tested and had to rely on the clicks for my insulin but I woke up the next morning and the improvement was amazing, I could see the bright red numbers again, after my course was done the ophthalmology consultant said I was the best case he'd seen and dealt with after the treatment, I have required a couple of top up injections since, then for the lasering it is worse in my experience than the injections, they can't see nerves so do occasionally catch them and it is on the nippy side but it only lasts a second and they will allow you to have a breather if it becomes too much, I had both eyes done in the same session, again vision was off for the rest of the day and my eyes felt very gritty when I blinked but nothing unbearable Sorry I haven't read your full post but will do that this afternoon and sorry if I've babbled too much! xx [/QUOTE]
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