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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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Continuing...ongoing...life

I have had a lot happen to me this year and now we’re over half way through and I’m hoping to GOD that it’s all going to slow down a bit, medically anyway!

I had surgery on my eye (got a virus/went into my first DKA/triggered blood vessels and issues with my eyes, especially my right) and all went well.

Developed a hemorrhage in my right eye due to excessive coughing from my second round of COVID (sigh) and caused my vision to be blurry/foggy and was signed off work for 7 weeks (SIGH). That same day I was told the holiday which I had been desperate for had to be cancelled because they didn’t want more trauma to the eye to happen...(ARGHHH).

Returned to Southampton and they confirmed that my eye is okay and that it does happen after surgery, had another bleed but this has been contained as I had some injections in my eye (not as scary as it sounds!) and some laser treatment which has helped a lot! Another 2 injections should help. Vision is still slightly wonky but told this is normal, will take time and isn’t a concern - YAY!

The likelihood however is over the next two years I could develop cataracts and will require surgery AGAIN.

Medically, life has been very challenging but I’m still fighting!

#medical #health #diabetic #diabetes #type one #type 1 #type one diabetes #type one diabetic #type 1 diabetes #type 1 diabetic #eye surgery

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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HBA1C is 7.2

The best in a long, long, LOOOOONG time and in great range so things are all looking up! Happy days for me!

#personal #hba1c #diabetic control #type 1 diabetic #type one diabetic #Type one diabetes #type 1 diabetes

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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Apologies

Hello, I know I’ve been out of the loop and off Tumblr for a while but this is all due to a lot going on in life and not enough time to just, breathe.

I posted about having diabetic retinopathy in both eyes and I have recently had surgery on my right eye to fix some of the on-going issues. My left eye luckily is doing well and will only require laser treatment occasionally due to good diabetic control (yay!).

The surgery all went well, I currently have a gas bubble in my eye to help protect and heal. The issue was that the laser treatment which creates scar tissue to stop the blood vessels developing (thus damaging my sight) was now pulling on my retina and distorting my vision and causing damage to my eye. I have to do a lot of eye drops for about 4 weeks and have the gas bubble removed soon - however much of a pain it is, it will all be good very soon!

Lots of love to anyone that’s had this, dealing with it, terrified of it... it was a scary time but now I’m on a positive road to recovery!

#update #personal #diabetic retinopathy #type one diabetic #type one diabetes #type one #type 1 #diabetic #surgery #eye surgery #recovery

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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#diabetic meme #meme #leo dicaprio #leonardo dicaprio #funny #low blood sugar #low glucose #low blood glucose #type one #type one diabetes #type one diabetic #type 1 #type 1 diabetes #type 1 diabetic

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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anyone else just yell ‘shut up’ at your libre when it screams that you’re high? same.

#freestyle libre 2 #libre #type one #type one diabetic #type one diabetes #type 1 #type 1 diabetic #type 1 diabetes #high

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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Happy New Year to you all!

Stay safe, celebrate and focus on the year ahead!

Lots of love!

#new year #2022 #happy new year

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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I might have the ‘rona’

LFTs all showing different results - 0800am NEG, 1135am POS, 1145am POS only faint line, 1325pm NEG and 1615pm POS only a very very faint line.

Told to isolate until Sunday and I’ll get a PCR. Thought I could make it to 2022 without COVID but looks like it might have just caught me!

#covid #covid 19 #corona #vaxxed #booster #jab #negative #positive #lateral flow #lft #unsure

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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Did not know this one

#type one #type one diabetes #type one diabetic #type 1 #type 1 diabetes #type 1 diabetic #hypo #hypoglycaemia #hypoglycaemic #low blood sugar

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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brilliant

#type one #type one diabetes #type one diabetic #type 1 #type 1 diabetic #type 1 diabetes

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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It feels like that sometimes

#carb counting #carbohydrate counting #truth #type one #type one diabetes #type one diabetic #type 1 #type 1 diabetes #type 1 diabetic

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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Sorry for the lack of posts - life has been a bit crazy!

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daybydaydiabetes · 2 years

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Positive news, I guess..?

Went for my eye check up today to see if the laser eye treatment is helping with my diabetic retinopathy and with my left eye, there is significant improvement and the laser should keep things good for a while and if my HbA1c stays good, that’ll help!

Unfortunately my right eye is pretty fucked and the laser is helping but there is a lot of damage... So I am to continue with some more laser to help it best I can but I might have to have eye surgery which scares the be-jebus out of me...I’m hoping it won’t come to that!