I can see clearly…
Apparently I have no signs of diabetic retinopathy. Now I can stop panicking for 12 months… Yay!
Retinas, and I don’t mean an iPad…
Very nervous this morning. I have my annual diabetes retinal screening today. I loathe people pissing about round my eyes, and the thought of having dilation drops makes me feel a bit ill. I’ve had them before and it stings… Plus, there’s that whole ‘have I got background retinopathy’ worry. Bugger.
Onwards and Downwards
My fasting BG level is finally starting to level out at a number I’m reasonably happy with. It’s been a constant 5-5.5 for a few days now. Weirdly my post-meal BG dropped a lot faster, despite the fact that I’m not entirely saintly with my food. I have lost a stone in weight since I …
Metformin Moments
I have to wonder if there’s ever been any research on the effects of eating broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts and metformin in the space of an hour. Ugh.
Ooh Stats!
Today marks a month since I was diagnosed type 2 diabetic. Generally speaking, I’m pretty pleased with my progress on the glucose front. From a starting point of 24.8mmol/L I’m down to bouncing between 4.5mmol/L and 7mmol/L right now. The chart is a bit tiny. Sorry! My eyesight is still up the wazoo, but my …
Four eyes? More like Eighteen….
As if having diabetes wasn’t enough of a kick in the teeth, I now have to contend with my eyesight being different from one day to the next..It’s not unusual for diabetics to have blurred vision, but I wasn’t prepared for the complete 360 my sight has done. I’ve been short sighted since I was …
