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I've been diabetic for around 40 years - initially tablet / diet controlled and the last 20 years on insulin. Mostly well controlled but have had ongoing retinopathy with multiple laser treatments on both eyes. Couple of years ago had a massive bleed in left eye and have some thethering at the retina. Also have cataracts. One was removed last year but this has made the oedema worse. Now having anti-VEGF injections which appear to be helping a bit. Was hoping to get the other one done this year, but woke up this morning with a little bleed in an otherwise stable eye. GRRRR. Probably means that they won't consider the other cataract. Really just feeling a bit sorry for myself today but want to find some support from people who may have similar problems. No one without the issues really understands what I'm trying to explain is going on with my vision.
 
Welcome Golfersal from a T2. Are you saying that for 20 years, as a diabetic, you were not injecting insulin?
Sorry to hear about the eye problems.
 
Ralph
Thanks for the response. Yes, 20 or so years of being ok with taking tablets. Then needed to stabilise the BG with insulin. I've been told this is very unusual.
Now it's just dealing (again) with the long term complications in the eyes. As with all these things, it comes and goes / ups and downs. This week is just a bad week.
 
If you managed without any insulin for 20 years you were a Type 2, since a Type 1 could not live without insulin. It is not uncommon for a T2 to eventually need insulin, but they are still T2 which is a completely different disease.

I hope that you are getting support in how to use your insulin effectively. I can give no advice on this as I am T1, but there are plenty of others on here who are ina similar situation. I do know that many T2s find it helpful to test their BG more often than they are advised.
 
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