Hi all,
here's the quick story and why I'm feeling stressed right now....hopefully you can ease my mind:
I'm 32 and have type 2 for about a year now. I've already had my eye check when I was diagnosed and it was fine. My sugar control from my recent blood report is HBA1c 6.1% which I believe isn't bad right? And from my own monitoring of my levels...I'm pretty good with fasting hovering around 5-5.5. As in it's pretty well controlled.
Anyway, I went last week for my annual diabetic eye check. I just got home to a letter from them saying that there are some minor changes to my eyes...to get a detailed report to contact my doctor. Today is friday...I called and spoke to the receptionist at my doc's and she said that my report says both my retina has "abnormal" next to it. She then went on to say that usually if there's urgency when a report comes back the doc would have booked an appointment for me...kind of indicating that it's not super urgent.
Needless to say I booked an appointment myself...I mean surely if the results for retina says the word "abnormal" is cause for friggin concern right? Regarding Diabetes I stress most about my eyes.
Can you folks with experience tell me what this report means...and whether I can be calm about it...or are my eyes going to get screwed??
I mean even in the letter I got from the hospital where I did my eye test...the wording doesn't show any urgency...it says "minor changes" and that I will be called back in 12 months.
And as I said...the doc hasn't thought it of urgent importance to call me in....but hearing the word "abnormal" to a layman like myself does only one thing....stress me out...and all this before our long weekend...GREAT! I can't see the doc till tuesday...and I really don't want to spend my days in anxiety.
I'm hoping you all throw some light on this.
Wish all of you a good long weekend. Just calm me down will ya
Thanks
here's the quick story and why I'm feeling stressed right now....hopefully you can ease my mind:
I'm 32 and have type 2 for about a year now. I've already had my eye check when I was diagnosed and it was fine. My sugar control from my recent blood report is HBA1c 6.1% which I believe isn't bad right? And from my own monitoring of my levels...I'm pretty good with fasting hovering around 5-5.5. As in it's pretty well controlled.
Anyway, I went last week for my annual diabetic eye check. I just got home to a letter from them saying that there are some minor changes to my eyes...to get a detailed report to contact my doctor. Today is friday...I called and spoke to the receptionist at my doc's and she said that my report says both my retina has "abnormal" next to it. She then went on to say that usually if there's urgency when a report comes back the doc would have booked an appointment for me...kind of indicating that it's not super urgent.
Needless to say I booked an appointment myself...I mean surely if the results for retina says the word "abnormal" is cause for friggin concern right? Regarding Diabetes I stress most about my eyes.
Can you folks with experience tell me what this report means...and whether I can be calm about it...or are my eyes going to get screwed??
I mean even in the letter I got from the hospital where I did my eye test...the wording doesn't show any urgency...it says "minor changes" and that I will be called back in 12 months.
And as I said...the doc hasn't thought it of urgent importance to call me in....but hearing the word "abnormal" to a layman like myself does only one thing....stress me out...and all this before our long weekend...GREAT! I can't see the doc till tuesday...and I really don't want to spend my days in anxiety.
I'm hoping you all throw some light on this.
Wish all of you a good long weekend. Just calm me down will ya
Thanks