Diabetic retinopathy in non diabetics
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Diabetics with high uncontrolled blood sugars can get diabetic retinopathy. When your vision starts to change, it is already severe. If left untreated diabetic retinopathy will keep getting worse. An Ophthalmologist can detect retinopathy after conducting a thorough eye exam.
I was under the impression that Glaucoma was the only cause of blindness in diabetics. My medical doctor never once mentioned Diabetic Retinopathy to me either, it was always about protecting my kidneys and heart in the long run; maybe it's my age.
Well, now I know and knowing is half the battle and may I say that since this happened to me at a relatively young age, I've allerted my diabetic relatives and friends to go get checked out immediately.
ADA also recommends HBA1C of 7 as acceptable for persons with diabetes, which is nearly double of non-diabetics, who will have a HBA1C in the range of 4.3- 4.6.
However, with blood sugars of 180 (and if that is the average it means the person also has much higher sugars as well) it is guaranteed that there will eventually be diabetic complications.
t clear up within a week or two you need to see an Opthamologist or an Optometrist to get a comprehensive dilated eye exam. Type 2 diabetics are prone to diabetic retinopathy, a macular degeneration [for lack of better words] of the retina. A simple non-intrusive retina scan is available too. To be on the safe side, I get one annually.
Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy takes longer than 10 years to develop. However, many people do not know they have diabetes. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy takes much longer (15 to 20 years). However, other health factor such as hypertension can accelerate the onset of diabetic retinopathy. He is probably doing laser for macular edema if there is no blood vessel growth. Many are now injecting Avastin rather than laser for treatment of macular edema.
Type 1 diabetics do often have blood sugar ups and downs more than type 2 diabetics or non-diabetic people. The key to good control is not entirely what the numbers are when we test, but more what we do in response to those numbers. If he is low, does he eat something quickly or drink some juice? If high, does he take some insulin to adjust that high number?
Non significant difference were present between interferon monotherapy and interferon plus ribavirin, while patients with diabetes and/or hypertension have shown a high frequency of retinopathy. The cotton wool spots were seen in all patients except one patient in group Ib who developed cotton wool spots and flame shaped haemorrhages at the posterior fundus. The retinopathy developed in some patients as unilateral (5/8) while in others (3/8) patients it was bilateral.
That is something to consider. In the past 3 years I have had 4 different dilated eye exams, including the OCT as part of my screening for cataract surgery and subsequent laser surgery. At one point I had so many exams that I asked the cataract surgeon if I need to do my annual eye exam for diabetic retinopathy as well and he said no. So, I am not really concerned that I currently have issues, unless they are caused by an excessive number of dilated eye exams.
Non diabetics pancreas will immediately fluctuate to keep stasis within the body. Most non-diabetics will not get close to 120. The highest I have seen a non-diabetics blood sugar raise (after eating a ton of processed sugar) was 102. When you are not diabetic your body automatically adapts to the changes in nutrients in order to keep your organs working properly.
Only Lucentis has been approved for ophthalmic use and only for AMD NOT diabetic retinopathy. Although, these drugs seem to help diabetic retinopathy patients, they have yet to be FDA approved.
Unfortunately the only options available to you are to pay out of pocket for the Avastin (see if your Dr.'s office can work out a payment plan) or go with the laser.
I am taking my dad who has diabetes and high blood pressure, with diabetic retinopathy to san diego from las vegas nevada to see an eye specialist for his diabetic retinopathy. does anyone know if it is ok to fly on an airplane. because i don't want to bring his blood pressure up and make his eyes bleed more or again. if anyone knows it would be greatly appreciated.
Just because a person is diabetic does not automatically mean his or her urine composition is going to be different from a non-diabetic person. This depends on what kind of control the diabetic has on his or her glucose levels. If the person is tightly controlled and keeps glucose levels normal most of the time, the urine composition is going to be different from a non-controlled diabetic whose glucose is high or low as a general rule.
Bernstein in his Diabetes Solution book claims that there is only one way to cure gastroparesis, and it is by stabilising the bloodsugar. This is in diabetics of course, but the rest of us can have quite unstable blood sugars as well. So maybe buy blood sugar tester to see if you react much to meals and snacks, and I can recomend a look in the book.
I looked it up on the internet and it seemed that retinopathy is very treatable even in pregnant diabetic patients. In fact it said that it could be treated right before or after delivery. So, before you freak out I think you should make sure you have all your information from your ob-gyn. Did he refer you to an eye specialist?
That is done for retinal neovascularization and large areas of non-perfusion which in tern is almost always diabetic proliferative retinopathy. If your retina was 'pierced" (strange term except when speaking of external trauma) is assume you have a retina tear or detachment. That requires "focal therapy" and yes a dark sport/light spot is often projected 180 degrees opposite the laser treatment and may last for several months. a PRP is 800-1200 or so laser spots.
Even though i have had my eyes lasered for diabetic retinopathy, I see better than most of my friends and I had virtually no complications in my pregnancy. I work full time and have never missed a day of work because of diabetes. If you were toask my husband what the impact of my diabetes has been on his life, he would say that.. he eats better than he would otherwise have and that occasionally I might ask him to bring me something fro a low blood sugar attack.
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