What ate you eating to make it this high ?
I am on Pioglitizone and I have glaucoma and retina problems. This meds causes swelling. What to do
Can only go for new eye tests in January 2024 skip 2 yrs due to financial issues, live in South Africa.
Hi Reuben, good to hear that you are going to have your eyes tested. There are Optometrists that also performs retinopathy testing at a much cheaper than an Ophthalmologists. This, unfortunately is… read more
For years I have been nearsighted. I would have to squint sometimes to see street signs while driving or read the page numbers on the wall at church. Then my undiagnosed diabetes had my blood glucose reaching 405 this June and my vision was immensely worse. I couldn't see clearly more than 10 or so inches from my face
As I took metformin and drastically cut carbs... my blood glucose lowered to 140 and my vision was crystal clear. I could see far and it was like 20/20
But, as my levels… read more
Please see an Ophthalmologist to check if there is any bleeding in the back of your eye asap.
Uncontrolled high sugars affects the retina of the eyes.
Hence the name Diabetic Retinopathy.
My… read more
Does anyone have experience with laser/ injections in the eyes for damage to the retina caused by weak and leaking blood vessels? I'm nervous about the whole idea of injections into the eye.
For myself, there was no pain. I was just afraid of the unknown.
In 2019 I had diabetic Retinopathy In Both eyes. I had laser therapy done on a series of visits. I had also cataract surgery done to both eyes. I now have 20/20 vision
Please discuss with your… read more
A google search suggests if it suddenly came on (as in you haven't experienced it over many years), and only in one eye, you should see an eye doctor.
It might only be unstable fluid in your eye but… read more
(stole the article from Diabetes Care Community)
1. It’s the most common type of diabetes
Did you know that some 90-95% of people with diabetes have type 2?
2. Being overweight increases your risk of type 2 diabetes
Research shows that if you’re obese, your chance of developing type 2 diabetes is 80 times greater than those of people whose body mass index (BMI) is within a normal range
3. You can develop diabetes at any age
But this type of diabetes is most common in middle-aged and older… read more
Losing 40lbs made my A1c drop from 6.2 to 5.9. Metaformin did the rest. Losing another 40lbs feels like climbing mount Everest that is covered in Grease with no climbing equipment.
If you are a Trulicity user can you tell me what side effects you have had? I have experienced nausea, having to go to the bathroom 5 times in a row to go #2, a tightening of my stomach area and extreme eyesight changes since starting on Trulicity. The good news: my blood sugars went from over 500 to waking up to blood sugars as low as 151 and although my up close vision has worsened my distance vision has corrected itself to where I don't need glasses.
That certainly is the perception with those of us who have used or use a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) but do they really "read low".
First we need to understand exactly what they are "reading".
A Lab test, so when you go for A1C, 8 hour Fasting Test, A Random Test or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) they are drawing blood directly from your veins.
Your veins contain the "most accurate" level of blood sugar "at the time of the test" because veins are "closest to the sugar source"… read more
I continue to go with my readings from my Libre 2
If I am going to take blood at the Lab. I would take my CGM meter with me to the lab when doing my blood sugar at the lab at the same time. . A FBS… read more