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Many happy returns on this "special day"…. and many more to come — k t1 13 yrs now sending as Tiger Lily – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Today is my birthday and I am obligated to go out to dinner and have whatever it is I want. The family is disappointed if I don’t do this. The problem is that the more I eat tonight, the worse I will feel later. Maybe that is the sign of old age – being more concerned with the future than the present. Marilyn Type 1 for 33 years, pumping for the last 11
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Marilyn writes: Wow! 20 carbs a day? I don’t think I could do that.
Well…I *try* to keep it under 20, but it’s tough!! I cannot stay in ketosis above 20 it seems. Damn carbs are hidden in everything 
Are the eyes doing good as well?
Stable at the moment. Got a persistant bleed in the right eye that both docs have decided to leave alone until it either stops or requires a vitrectomy, as I’m about lasered out. I can live with that. It bleeds sporadically, and clears quickly, so they basically told me to go live life and don’t worry about it. Made me feel good!! You are doing what I refer to as a smart low-carb thing.
I am trying..and am trying not to overcompensate for the lack of carbs by overdoing it protein-wise. It’s a learning process, and I am slowly getting it. If you have cut out calories you should see weight loss, however, from here you look just fine <g
Thanks I don’t consider myself *fat*, but I am uncomfortable with my current weight. I’d feel tons better with about 50 pounds less. Today is my birthday
Happy birthday!!!! I am obligated to go out to dinner and have whatever it is I want. The family is disappointed if I don’t do this.
I’m having a hard tome getting my family to understand my new eating plan. I am hard to take out now because I plain refuse to give in to things I know i shouldn’t eat. I know I’ll feel bad later both physically and emotionally. Maybe that is the sign of old age – being more concerned with the future than the present.
Naw..just a sign that you care enough about yourself to take care…. Mike
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Marilyn writes: Have you merely cut down on carbs or did you cut down on carbs and increase protein and fat? My gastroparesis doesn’t give me problems if I eat smaller meals, regardless of what I cut out, wondering if this is true for you or if it has to do with the make up of the meals. Hi Marilyn, I am basically doing the Adkins diet. I have read both Bernstein’s book as well as Adkins’s, and I think it is right for me. I’m keeping carbs to around 20 a day, and am eating about the same protein and fat that I did before, just minus all the carbs. To answer your question, I am eating smaller meals now, I think because most of the honger is gone that I believe was casued by all the carbs I ate. I am satisfied much easier now, therefore, the smaller portions may have something to do with the improvement fo the gastric problems. I still take my Propulsid religeously, but the bloating and gas, etc I had befoe is gone. I feel better as a whole. Now if some of the weight would just go away….:-) Mike
Wow! 20 carbs a day? I don’t think I could do that. I’m glad to see your bgs have stablized. Are the eyes doing good as well? You are doing what I refer to as a smart low-carb thing. Some people will increase protein when they decrease carbs and even if it works, the chance of kidney damage seems like too big of a risk to take. Especially for us T1′ers with other problems. If you have cut out calories you should see weight loss, however, from here you look just fine <g Today is my birthday and I am obligated to go out to dinner and have whatever it is I want. The family is disappointed if I don’t do this. The problem is that the more I eat tonight, the worse I will feel later. Maybe that is the sign of old age – being more concerned with the future than the present. — — Marilyn Type 1 for 33 years, pumping for the last 11 Before you buy.
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Marilyn writes: Have you merely cut down on carbs or did you cut down on carbs and increase protein and fat? My gastroparesis doesn’t give me problems if I eat smaller meals, regardless of what I cut out, wondering if this is true for you or if it has to do with the make up of the meals.
Hi Marilyn, I am basically doing the Adkins diet. I have read both Bernstein’s book as well as Adkins’s, and I think it is right for me. I’m keeping carbs to around 20 a day, and am eating about the same protein and fat that I did before, just minus all the carbs. To answer your question, I am eating smaller meals now, I think because most of the honger is gone that I believe was casued by all the carbs I ate. I am satisfied much easier now, therefore, the smaller portions may have something to do with the improvement fo the gastric problems. I still take my Propulsid religeously, but the bloating and gas, etc I had befoe is gone. I feel better as a whole. Now if some of the weight would just go away….:-) Mike
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<snipped stuff I’m not touching with a 10 foot pole given that you suffer from gastroparesis, i’m glad that the Humalog works for you. It does, and as a matter of interest, I have had almost no troubles since switching to low carb eating. No more reflux either. Mike Type 1 – 24 years H/U, low carb
Mike, Have you merely cut down on carbs or did you cut down on carbs and increase protein and fat? My gastroparesis doesn’t give me problems if I eat smaller meals, regardless of what I cut out, wondering if this is true for you or if it has to do with the make up of the meals. — Marilyn Type 1 for 33 years, Minimed pumping for the last 11
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bill writes: ah yes, another insulin talker (as opposed to a doer).
Bullshit. I spent the first 10 years of my diabetic life on both Illetin 1 and 2 (at different points, pork mainly) I was switched to Humulin as a teenager when it’s use became prevelent as a cost savings if I remember right. If anyting, I have had an easier time control wise after the switch. Sure, if Beef was readily..and I emphasize *readily*, I would be open to trying it again, but it’s not. Since switching to H/U, (from N/R), my control has improved tremendously. I have no desire to change..NOR to argue the merits of both modalities. IF it works better for you, great..go for it. gee mike, you’ve struggled recently. so it is interesting to me that you feel that "it ain’t broke."
I was struggling while learning how to adjust to my new regimine. H/U takes some adjustment, and a learning curve, but once I got things properly adjusted for *ME*, I couldn’t ask for an easier way to tx. I am due for another A1c, but I’d bet dollars to donuts that I’m in the low 6’s or better now. and btw, i’m glad the low(er) carb diet is working for you.
Thank you. Once again, a learning curve. However, I feel better, am losing weight safely, and have dropped my insulin requirements dramatically. it was what drove me to consider doing something that the docs simply will no longer suggest.
Diabetics must constantly self manage. You and only you know if it’s working or not. normalizing b/g’s is a key. not the key.
And *the* key would be?? but that was why i commented about my dry eye reversal (which you snipped).
Only because I had nothing of interest to ad to it, not to be rude. i actually like the old slow beef-R. it has taken me 16 months of actually using beef-R to figure this out. these things take time.
…as did adjusting to my current Humalog/Ultralente routine. I love it now, as I said. but only for "breakfast" as i can most easily arange my breakfast meal schedule for handling this slowest of the Regular insulins.
I prefer to have the flexibility to adjust my insulin dosage to the food I desire to eat..or NOT to eat, rather that having to east to match my insulin. given that you suffer from gastroparesis, i’m glad that the Humalog works for you.
It does, and as a matter of interest, I have had almost no troubles since switching to low carb eating. No more reflux either. Mike Type 1 – 24 years H/U, low carb
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Jen asks: What’s the primary difference between an opthamologist and a retinologist?
It did get to the point where she was needed, but in general, he is qualified, both medically, and in my opinion, to treat me on a regular basis..I feel comfortable..a very important aspect of diabetic eye care..as Wendy can attest to.
Interesting, because ALL of my laser (for the retinal bleeding) was done by the retina specialist, and all of the laser for the neovascular proliferation (say THAT three times fast) was done by the glaucoma specialist. Why that was, I’m not sure, exactly — possibly because I had developed neovascular glaucoma, or because the neovascular growth was around the iris. (They referred to themselves as the "front of the eye guy" and the "back of the eye guy".) The retinal specialist — well, this is going to sound perfectly stupid, but — specializes in diseases and problems of the retina. It was interesting to hear the glaucoma specialist speak about the differences in certain circumstances. One thing he said was that the retina specialist was focused on that particular part of my eye, whereas he (the glaucoma specialist) was concerned with my health in general — obviously pointing to a connection between my overall health and glaucoma which I don’t understand. Some winter reading, possibly. Yech. The opthalmologist does all the basic check ups — for eye pressure, general eye health, vision, the whole nine yards — and refers to the rest to the specialists, but that may be just how they do it where I go, a large practice with all kinds of specialists and day-surgery facilities. Wendy
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Jen asks: What’s the primary difference between an opthamologist and a retinologist?
In a nutshell, or at least in my case, my regular opthamologist deals with general eye issues, as well as cataracts, and does treat diabetic retinopathy inclusing laser sx. He referrs to a specialist when the patient’s condidtion is beyond his scope..meaning that the condidtion is not controllable by laser surgery. My retina specialist deals primarily with retinal desease, including macular problems as well. She did my vitrectomy, and the follow-up laser treatments on that particular eye. I have since been released back to the care of my regular eye doc. of the ~7000 spots per eye that I have had, 5500 or so were done by the opthamologist. I thin in my case, it was a judgement call, and he constantly referred to her when treating me. It did get to the point where she was needed, but in general, he is qualified, both medically, and in my opinion, to treat me on a regular basis..I feel comfortable..a very important aspect of diabetic eye care..as Wendy can attest to. I hope i answered *some* questions..as I tend to ramble! Mike
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What’s the primary difference between an opthamologist and a retinologist? And did you go for a second opinion (I mean, "personally" see another retinologist to make sure the first one was accurate?)? Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Unfortunately, the doctor I saw was a retinologist. And the doctor he consulted with was too. Diabetic eyes are too important to waste time seeing a regular ophthalmologist. Thanks for the good wishes. And condolences on your discouraging prognosis. Wendy and Mike are both more knowledgeable about eye stuff, I wouldn’t hesitate a new york minute about following their judicious advice regarding a specialist. Take good care & have a peaceful (if not happy in at least some respects) holiday Nanuq of the North T2, 7 years, glucophage posting from work
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – then told me if I continued to lose vision like this I would lose my eyesight quickly. Not to mention the fact that I should not get pregnant, because that cause my eyesight to deteriorate faster. I am totally devastated. I have been on a pump for 20 years and taken good care of my self. My HgA1c have never been above 7 since going on the pump and most of the time were in the 6.3 range. I had so wanted to have another child and we had been planning to do it this year. Needless to say, it is not going to be a very merry x-mas…. i am truly saddened by your report on your vision loss. more importantly i understand as a childless woman myself some of the grief you feel at christmas at not being able to bear a second child safely. christmas emphasises the child so very much. i found myself weeping unconsolably when i was put in a sunday school class full of parents including some quite gravid women near christmas. the pastor let me take home as many angels as i liked as a present. i kept sobbing all my babies are of my heart not my womb. holidays forget those who are bereft for good reason. get a second opinion on your eyes. also find a research hospital affiliated with practicing diabetologists and vision specialists to exam your eyes and to evaluate your risks of bearing a child safely. much is being discovered daily. eye tissues from some bird genera are compatible with human eyes. more later, melynda claire pearl flatt macleod aka madame reid — melynda reid who wears hats but does not type caps as she hates to commit a capital offense i remain a shy and retiring artist without portfolio seriously seeking homeo stasis oh whither art thou homeo??? the over forty wicked wackey mermaid revue has just begun. stay attuned for the next episode..
Melynda, ;““(
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then told me if I continued to lose vision like this I would lose my eyesight quickly. Not to mention the fact that I should not get pregnant, because that cause my eyesight to deteriorate faster. I am totally devastated. I have been on a pump for 20 years and taken good care of my self. My HgA1c have never been above 7 since going on the pump and most of the time were in the 6.3 range. I had so wanted to have another child and we had been planning to do it this year. Needless to say, it is not going to be a very merry x-mas….
i am truly saddened by your report on your vision loss. more importantly i understand as a childless woman myself some of the grief you feel at christmas at not being able to bear a second child safely. christmas emphasises the child so very much. i found myself weeping unconsolably when i was put in a sunday school class full of parents including some quite gravid women near christmas. the pastor let me take home as many angels as i liked as a present. i kept sobbing all my babies are of my heart not my womb. holidays forget those who are bereft for good reason. get a second opinion on your eyes. also find a research hospital affiliated with practicing diabetologists and vision specialists to exam your eyes and to evaluate your risks of bearing a child safely. much is being discovered daily. eye tissues from some bird genera are compatible with human eyes. more later, melynda claire pearl flatt macleod aka madame reid — melynda reid who wears hats but does not type caps as she hates to commit a capital offense i remain a shy and retiring artist without portfolio seriously seeking homeo stasis oh whither art thou homeo??? the over forty wicked wackey mermaid revue has just begun. stay attuned for the next episode..
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Unfortunately, the doctor I saw was a retinologist. And the doctor he consulted with was too. Diabetic eyes are too important to waste time seeing a regular ophthalmologist.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Thanks for the good wishes. And condolences on your discouraging prognosis. Wendy and Mike are both more knowledgeable about eye stuff, I wouldn’t hesitate a new york minute about following their judicious advice regarding a specialist. Take good care & have a peaceful (if not happy in at least some respects) holiday Nanuq of the North T2, 7 years, glucophage posting from work
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -bill writes: to: mr. mike the pompe2, Yep, that’s me. Does my name amuse you? only to discover that i like beef insulin THE BEST. really a LOT easier to get good rising and bedtime b/g’s with beef-Lente. I am glad you have had good luck with beef. HOWEVER…I refuse to enter a beef vs synthetic insulin debate. For the record, I believe that both should be available to all users of insulin, period. I have had wonderful luck with Humulin Ultralente and Humalog, once I finally got the dosages lined out. The kicker for me has been diet. While I also refuse to enter the low carb vs low fat issue, I have had absolutely incredible results from switching to a low carb diet. In the three weeks since I started this (Adkins based), I have lost 15 lbs, and have had only "1" fasting BG out of my normal range. (above 140) and that reading of 200 was traced to something I ate too close to bedtime..read: my fault. So yes, maybe Beef-Lente would work for me, but for now, it ain’t broke, so I ain’t tryin’ to fix it. I feel better thatn I have in years. and then a few months ago i discover that i’m "one of the very few" who is allergic to the latest (and greatest?) synthetic insulin: Humalog (woe is me) I agree. Humalog is the greatest thing since sliced bread for those who can use it. I love it, and have learned to use it quite sucessfully. it was available and i now know you could have gotten some. My RX was unable to locate it, as well as honestly not wanting to mess with sucess, so to speak.
ah yes, another insulin talker (as opposed to a doer). gee mike, you’ve struggled recently. so it is interesting to me that you feel that "it ain’t broke." i too have struggled. not quite to the extent that you have. and btw, i’m glad the low(er) carb diet is working for you. good to see you DOING it. fwiw, fruits *and* vegetables are the main two proven foods (that the scientific studies keep verifying). so hopefully you’ll work enough of these into your diet. —– this is one of the interesting things i’ve learned here. few are as smart as beav. i’m not. and i had to struggle with my health before i finally took a long hard look at the insulin issue. is it any wonder to you that i’m thankful to a few other t1’s and their occasional positive words on beef and/or pork. it was what drove me to consider doing something that the docs simply will no longer suggest. fwiw, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if having some (50%?) beef and/or pork might help in terms of retinopathy issues. Isn’t normalizing BG’s the key? If your (or my) bg’s are consistantly in the normal range, then why look elsewhere? Again with the belief that both kinds be readily available to all users. Mike Type 1 H/U Low Carb and loving it
normalizing b/g’s is a key. not the key. —– and yes, good b/g’s may easily be the leading key for most diabetics. but that was why i commented about my dry eye reversal (which you snipped). and how my two ophthalmologists gave me no hope of ever improving it. our docs are the masters of treating the symptoms. and allergy problems (and lawsuits) have been the squEEKy wheel that has driven them. getting to more fundamental stuff takes more time. and people expect the docs to give an answer and not to return the question with more questions. —– one other interesting thing i’ve recently learned. i actually like the old slow beef-R. it has taken me 16 months of actually using beef-R to figure this out. these things take time. but only for "breakfast" as i can most easily arange my breakfast meal schedule for handling this slowest of the Regular insulins. for lunch and dinner, i will use either Velosulin-BR or pork-R as they are both noticeably faster and permit me to eat a normal meal. given that you suffer from gastroparesis, i’m glad that the Humalog works for you. best, bill t1 42y ex-pumper using beef-L 1x
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bill writes: to: mr. mike the pompe2,
Yep, that’s me. Does my name amuse you? only to discover that i like beef insulin THE BEST. really a LOT easier to get good rising and bedtime b/g’s with beef-Lente.
I am glad you have had good luck with beef. HOWEVER…I refuse to enter a beef vs synthetic insulin debate. For the record, I believe that both should be available to all users of insulin, period. I have had wonderful luck with Humulin Ultralente and Humalog, once I finally got the dosages lined out. The kicker for me has been diet. While I also refuse to enter the low carb vs low fat issue, I have had absolutely incredible results from switching to a low carb diet. In the three weeks since I started this (Adkins based), I have lost 15 lbs, and have had only "1" fasting BG out of my normal range. (above 140) and that reading of 200 was traced to something I ate too close to bedtime..read: my fault. So yes, maybe Beef-Lente would work for me, but for now, it ain’t broke, so I ain’t tryin’ to fix it. I feel better thatn I have in years. and then a few months ago i discover that i’m "one of the very few" who is allergic to the latest (and greatest?) synthetic insulin: Humalog (woe is me)
I agree. Humalog is the greatest thing since sliced bread for those who can use it. I love it, and have learned to use it quite sucessfully. it was available and i now know you could have gotten some.
My RX was unable to locate it, as well as honestly not wanting to mess with sucess, so to speak. fwiw, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if having some (50%?) beef and/or pork might help in terms of retinopathy issues.
Isn’t normalizing BG’s the key? If your (or my) bg’s are consistantly in the normal range, then why look elsewhere? Again with the belief that both kinds be readily available to all users. Mike Type 1 H/U Low Carb and loving it
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Wendy writes: snipped for ease of reading: Find someone who’s more cooperative and helpful, but really — and I can’t stress this enough — GET A SPECIALIST. When my eye problems began I was astounded at the narrowness of the disciplines Very good advice!! My regular eye doc also specializes in cataracts, and had NO problem referring me to a specialist that deals with retinal problems exclusively. Run don’t walk to a specialist!! Mike
to: mr. mike the pompe2, i do agree with this advice. but then i sometimes wonder about them thar docs… like when two different ophthalmologists this past 8 years told me there was NOTHING i could do to help my worsening dry eye problem. turns out a lowly anecdotal comment by a fellow groveling t1 suggested it might to related to when i run higher b/g’s. so i’ve been tracking my occasional dry eye (on my tracking spreadsheets, which i keep) and have noticed an interesting relationship. my dry eye has so far only happened with b/g’s 110 fasting. and the crime of these two docs is… —– and then 16 months ago, i decide to return to animal insulin. again because of a lowly anecdotal comment by a few fellow groveling t1’s. and because beef is still available (i.e. back then), i decide (after 3 excellent weeks on pure pork insulin) to return to using the very old beef insulin. (last time i used beef insulin was about 30y ago) only to discover that i like beef insulin THE BEST. really a LOT easier to get good rising and bedtime b/g’s with beef-Lente. and then a few months ago i discover that i’m "one of the very few" who is allergic to the latest (and greatest?) synthetic insulin: Humalog (woe is me) and my own doc is a crazy fanatic about "the goodness" of Humalog. especially for his pumpers. and the crime of many many docs in the world today is… —– out of real curiosity, did you ever get any beef-Lente for yourself? you bugged me a couple of times here publicly. it was available and i now know you could have gotten some. what did you do? ===== ===== fwiw, it wouldn’t surprise me at all if having some (50%?) beef and/or pork might help in terms of retinopathy issues. at least, for a few of the t1’s. and yes this is my own opinion and i’m NOT a doc. certainly most medical people would agree (?) that *if* (big if) using beef and/or pork time release insulin (Lente or NPH) help one to get better b/g values more easily, then it is helping because your HbA1c value will be better. best, bill t1 42y ex-pumper happily using beef-L 1x
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Thanks for the good wishes. And condolences on your discouraging prognosis. Wendy and Mike are both more knowledgeable about eye stuff, I wouldn’t hesitate a new york minute about following their judicious advice regarding a specialist. Take good care & have a peaceful (if not happy in at least some respects) holiday Nanuq of the North T2, 7 years, glucophage posting from work – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Congrats Nanuq of the North! I had an appointment last week with my ophthalmologist. I have seen this guy every 3 mos. for ten years now. Several years now I have been asking him to take more FA’s of my eyes, but he didn’t want to because he said there is no sign of diabetes that would warrant it. After switching to a new Endo this year, he got on his butt to do one. After calling repeatedly for months and being told that he would call me if anything was wrong, I finally got an appointment. Then he pulled out the pictures and said he had bad news. He asked how my vision had been doing over the past year, and I told him that I still was losing the ability to see small print and that the bifocals were not working and I had resorted to using a magnifying glass. He told me there were NO blood vessels in sight and my eye showed no signs of diabetes, yet I had edema down the center of my macula. After blowing the picture up so big they could put it on a billboard, they could still not find a reason. He then told me if I continued to lose vision like this I would lose my eyesight quickly. Not to mention the fact that I should not get pregnant, because that cause my eyesight to deteriorate faster. I am totally devastated. I have been on a pump for 20 years and taken good care of my self. My HgA1c have never been above 7 since going on the pump and most of the time were in the 6.3 range. I had so wanted to have another child and we had been planning to do it this year. Needless to say, it is not going to be a very merry x-mas…. Hey gang, here’s a bit of good luck/good news I’d like to share: with my last two a1cs at 6.0 or below, I went to my ophthalmologist yesterday. No retinopathy, no bleeds, no further macular degeneration, no growth in the macular cyst. My ophthalmologist is most happy with me (and so am I). Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor. Cheers & Happy Holidays! Nanuq of the North T2 7 years, glucophage, etc.
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Wendy writes: snipped for ease of reading: Find someone who’s more cooperative and helpful, but really — and I can’t stress this enough — GET A SPECIALIST. When my eye problems began I was astounded at the narrowness of the disciplines
Very good advice!! My regular eye doc also specializes in cataracts, and had NO problem referring me to a specialist that deals with retinal problems exclusively. Run don’t walk to a specialist!! Mike
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Congrats Nanuq of the North! I had an appointment last week with my ophthalmologist. I have seen this guy every 3 mos. for ten years now. Several years now I have been asking him to take more FA’s of my eyes, but he didn’t want to because he said there is no sign of diabetes that would warrant it. After switching to a new Endo this year, he got on his butt to do one. After calling repeatedly for months and being told that he would call me if anything was wrong, I finally got an appointment. Then he pulled out the pictures and said he had bad news. He asked how my vision had been doing over the past year, and I told him that I still was losing the ability to see small print and that the bifocals were not working and I had resorted to using a magnifying glass. He told me there were NO blood vessels in sight and my eye showed no signs of diabetes, yet I had edema down the center of my macula. After blowing the picture up so big they could put it on a billboard, they could still not find a reason. He then told me if I continued to lose vision like this I would lose my eyesight quickly. Not to mention the fact that I should not get pregnant, because that cause my eyesight to deteriorate faster. I am totally devastated. I have been on a pump for 20 years and taken good care of my self. My HgA1c have never been above 7 since going on the pump and most of the time were in the 6.3 range. I had so wanted to have another child and we had been planning to do it this year. Needless to say, it is not going to be a very merry x-mas….
I’m sorry to hear about your news. I don’t know if this will help at all, but the same thing happened to me. Apparently hardening of the arteries had occurred in my eye. The doctors didn’t know what caused it; the retina specialists THOUGHT it might be the diabetes, but the opthalmologist said that she had never seen such a dramatic difference between one eye and the other in a diabetes case before. I have since talked to other people who have had the same problem, though not as dramatically as me. I would strongly recommend that you give your doctor the boot and go see a specialist. In the first place, it’s just plain conscionable that it took so long to get back to you, or that he was so unwilling to do tests on you. Find someone who’s more cooperative and helpful, but really — and I can’t stress this enough — GET A SPECIALIST. When my eye problems began I was astounded at the narrowness of the disciplines — there was the opthalmologist AND the retina specialist AND the glaucoma specialist, all dealing with different aspects of the same problem. With something as important as your sight and the possibility of having a family, do NOT let your search for information stop with that one doctor. Good luck. Wendy
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Congrats Nanuq of the North! I had an appointment last week with my ophthalmologist. I have seen this guy every 3 mos. for ten years now. Several years now I have been asking him to take more FA’s of my eyes, but he didn’t want to because he said there is no sign of diabetes that would warrant it. After switching to a new Endo this year, he got on his butt to do one. After calling repeatedly for months and being told that he would call me if anything was wrong, I finally got an appointment. Then he pulled out the pictures and said he had bad news. He asked how my vision had been doing over the past year, and I told him that I still was losing the ability to see small print and that the bifocals were not working and I had resorted to using a magnifying glass. He told me there were NO blood vessels in sight and my eye showed no signs of diabetes, yet I had edema down the center of my macula. After blowing the picture up so big they could put it on a billboard, they could still not find a reason. He then told me if I continued to lose vision like this I would lose my eyesight quickly. Not to mention the fact that I should not get pregnant, because that cause my eyesight to deteriorate faster. I am totally devastated. I have been on a pump for 20 years and taken good care of my self. My HgA1c have never been above 7 since going on the pump and most of the time were in the 6.3 range. I had so wanted to have another child and we had been planning to do it this year. Needless to say, it is not going to be a very merry x-mas….
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey gang, here’s a bit of good luck/good news I’d like to share: with my last two a1cs at 6.0 or below, I went to my ophthalmologist yesterday. No retinopathy, no bleeds, no further macular degeneration, no growth in the macular cyst. My ophthalmologist is most happy with me (and so am I). Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor. Cheers & Happy Holidays! Nanuq of the North T2 7 years, glucophage, etc.
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Hey gang, here’s a bit of good luck/good news I’d like to share: with my last two a1cs at 6.0 or below, I went to my ophthalmologist yesterday. No retinopathy, no bleeds, no further macular degeneration, no growth in the macular cyst. My ophthalmologist is most happy with me (and so am I). Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor. Cheers & Happy Holidays! Nanuq of the North T2 7 years, glucophage, etc.
awesum dawson splendadiferous news. a good eye exam deserves accolades bravisimo raves und rants and dare i say it happy hippity hopi dancin n prancing hello snobear. for thee i wilst return for a spell to the odious misc.health.diabetes besides e mail from la mimi ist squirrelly as all gitt out love, melina mecurial — melynda reid who wears hats but does not type caps as she hates to commit a capital offense i remain a shy and retiring artist without portfolio seriously seeking homeo stasis oh whither art thou homeo??? the over forty wicked wackey mermaid revue has just begun. stay attuned for the next episode..
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Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor.
This diabetic retired legal researcher who still loves to read and consumes at least 3 novels a week truly understands. Judy Type 1 25+ years 48 years old
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can be grateful for so many things that so many others take for granted Santa came early this year! — k t1 13 yrs now sending as Tiger Lily
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey gang, here’s a bit of good luck/good news I’d like to share: with my last two a1cs at 6.0 or below, I went to my ophthalmologist yesterday. No retinopathy, no bleeds, no further macular degeneration, no growth in the macular cyst. My ophthalmologist is most happy with me (and so am I). Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor. Cheers & Happy Holidays! Nanuq of the North T2 7 years, glucophage, etc.
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Hey gang, here’s a bit of good luck/good news I’d like to share: with my last two a1cs at 6.0 or below, I went to my ophthalmologist yesterday. No retinopathy, no bleeds, no further macular degeneration, no growth in the macular cyst. My ophthalmologist is most happy with me (and so am I). Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor.
This diabetic eye doctor understands. Congrats! I had a good eye report myself the other day. -MT
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Hey gang, here’s a bit of good luck/good news I’d like to share: with my last two a1cs at 6.0 or below, I went to my ophthalmologist yesterday. No retinopathy, no bleeds, no further macular degeneration, no growth in the macular cyst. My ophthalmologist is most happy with me (and so am I). Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor. Cheers & Happy Holidays! Nanuq of the North T2 7 years, glucophage, etc.
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Congrats Nanuq. The hard work to get and keep those a1c down really paid off for you. May the good thing just keep coming. — Marilyn Type 1 for 33 years, Minimed pumping for the last 11
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hey gang, here’s a bit of good luck/good news I’d like to share: with my last two a1cs at 6.0 or below, I went to my ophthalmologist yesterday. No retinopathy, no bleeds, no further macular degeneration, no growth in the macular cyst. My ophthalmologist is most happy with me (and so am I). Few others in my life would have a clue what this means for a diabetic editor. Cheers & Happy Holidays! Nanuq of the North T2 7 years, glucophage, etc.
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