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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Pumper_Sue
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Hi Simon, I found this for you https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetic-retinopathy/stages/
Try not to panic, hard I know, if your diabetes control isn't good then you need to improve it but do it gradually as sudden tight control will make your retinopathy worse.
Try not to panic, hard I know, if your diabetes control isn't good then you need to improve it but do it gradually as sudden tight control will make your retinopathy worse.
Thx....I’ve looked at that. I was trying to find out what the actual letters and numbers meant. Appt isn’t until middle of August as I had a family holiday booked and there wasn’t one before. Just curious more than panicky...I like to know what I’m facing.
Pumper_Sue
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I think the letters mean you have stage 2 retinopathy.
thx Benny.....so it appears there may be some "new" blood vessels coming from the vein....assuming this is a bad thing and to be avoided, or a possible bleed in the ye?
Pumper_Sue
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Found this as well for you, http://www.diabeticretinopathy.org.uk/proliferative.html bottom line is you could be needing laser treatment to save your sight.
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