Hi, I'm new to the forum and was wondering if anyone has experience of diabetic retinopathy. It is classed as "serious non-proliferative" in my left eye, which is worse than on my previous retinal scan 6 months earlier. I was only diagnosed with Type 2 18 months ago and since then have been controlling my glucose well with metformin and gliclazide so I don't understand why it should be getting worse (I'd read that it can improve with good glucose control). On diagnosis my Hba1c showed a reading of 107 so I know that the damage may have started prior to diagnosis. Any thoughts would be really appreciated.
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Newby Type 2 with diabetic retinopathy
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Pumper_Sue
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Hello and welcome to the forum.
Sometimes when control/improvement is made very quickly this can affect the blood vessels in your eyes.
Hopefully keeping things nice and steady everything will settle down again for you.
Sometimes when control/improvement is made very quickly this can affect the blood vessels in your eyes.
Hopefully keeping things nice and steady everything will settle down again for you.
Hi, thank you for your reply, it's certainly reassuring!
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Welcome to the forum @Charl67
Sorry to hear about your retinopathy appearing so soon after diagnosis.
Yes, as @Pumper_Sue says, very rapid changes in average BG levels and bringing down a high HbA1c rapidly can put pressure on the fine blood vessels in the eyes, and on the nerve endings, and can cause retinopathy and neuropathic pain.
Hopefully as your levels stabilise your body will be able to adjust and adapt. Good that your retinopathy is classed as ‘non proliferative’ at the moment.
Fingers crossed you can slow any progression and perhaps see improvements over the coming months and years.
Sorry to hear about your retinopathy appearing so soon after diagnosis.
Yes, as @Pumper_Sue says, very rapid changes in average BG levels and bringing down a high HbA1c rapidly can put pressure on the fine blood vessels in the eyes, and on the nerve endings, and can cause retinopathy and neuropathic pain.
Hopefully as your levels stabilise your body will be able to adjust and adapt. Good that your retinopathy is classed as ‘non proliferative’ at the moment.
Fingers crossed you can slow any progression and perhaps see improvements over the coming months and years.
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