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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
I went for my eye test at specsavers a few days ago and they said there were significant changes to my eye health there’s was more little bleeds and fluid build up. She asked about my blood sugars - for 8 months they had come down and been normal since I started mounjaro. I had a diabetic eye screening in June last year and had background retinopathy. She said my central vision has got worse and said it’s retina vein occlusion with macular involvement?
She asked if my blood pressure was ever over 200 -which it’s never been. It’s not normal but about 130 and has been coming down yet fluctuating as I’ve been physically unwell due to infections and other chronic illnesses.
She’s unsure of the mounjaro is causing the fluid build up.
The lady in specsavers also phoned me a hour later saying she couldn’t get me out her mind and wanted me to collect a letter to go to eye casualty asap and not wait for hospital refferal because I’m so young and doesn’t want me to wait potentially a month for treatment.
When I spoke to her and asked if I had any questions I said can stress be a cause (the central vein occlusion) as I read it online and for a while I’ve battled mental health where I’ve been hospitalised and chronic stress which she said can contribute as well as dehydration which I also explained I was in hospital last month for.
I asked if that could be reversed with treatment and lifestyle changes and she said it’s possible to get vision back or most of it on 90% cases but I’ve been really worried since googling.
I just feel my body is failing me when I’m trying so hard to be healthy and just in general alive. If you read any of my previous posts you’d know it’s been quite a lot.
I’m going to the hospital tomorrow, I let my anxiety and fear of hospitals take over the last 3 days when I should have gone.
She asked if my blood pressure was ever over 200 -which it’s never been. It’s not normal but about 130 and has been coming down yet fluctuating as I’ve been physically unwell due to infections and other chronic illnesses.
She’s unsure of the mounjaro is causing the fluid build up.
The lady in specsavers also phoned me a hour later saying she couldn’t get me out her mind and wanted me to collect a letter to go to eye casualty asap and not wait for hospital refferal because I’m so young and doesn’t want me to wait potentially a month for treatment.
When I spoke to her and asked if I had any questions I said can stress be a cause (the central vein occlusion) as I read it online and for a while I’ve battled mental health where I’ve been hospitalised and chronic stress which she said can contribute as well as dehydration which I also explained I was in hospital last month for.
I asked if that could be reversed with treatment and lifestyle changes and she said it’s possible to get vision back or most of it on 90% cases but I’ve been really worried since googling.
I just feel my body is failing me when I’m trying so hard to be healthy and just in general alive. If you read any of my previous posts you’d know it’s been quite a lot.
I’m going to the hospital tomorrow, I let my anxiety and fear of hospitals take over the last 3 days when I should have gone.