Ok, I need some expert help. I have diabetic cateracts in both eyes. I had my blood glucose level done today(fasting) it is 94. I know high side of normal. I am tracking my b/s and they are all over, but not any lower than 94. Why do I have cateracts, and what should I ask the doctor tomorrow, and what should I expect???
I am frustrated, because every time I have gone to the dr. in the last six months it is MORE...Please help!
Hi shelly. I have a soft spot for ppl in your situation as my 5yro was dx'd with type 1 at age 3, and we may encounter the same issues later down the road. Thank God there are nw and improved meds and ways of treating diabetes. I had a friend who's dr told her she'd eventually go blind b/c of her cataract(or maybe it was glaucoma) That was about ten yrs ago, and he was so wrong. She's since had laser treatment which has helped tremedously. Maybe you could bring taht up?
Also 94 is a pretty good fasting number. Kudo's to you. Are you insulin dependent?
Hey Shelly, I think the 94 number is really good, what are your highest numbers? I think with diabetes that high numbers cause damage to internal organs and eyes. I may be wrong but when I had mine checked a while back it was 86 after a fast and the dr was real pleased.
Cataracts can be surgically removed and are not really a problem. My mom had the surgery - complained the whole time - is happy as a clam now.
Your sugar is not really bad at all. My Dad was over 700 when diagnosed. My hubby was over 400. Both should have been in a coma apparently but weren't altho Dad was really out of it and very confused.
Also, recent research is showing 'fat' works like an 'organ'. If you are overweight, losing weight often dramatically lowers glucose levels.
Pip
I have not been on Pred. for about four months now. No change in antidepressants for about three years. My highest numbers today were 136, and that was at breakfast after not eating for more than 12 hours.
I know the cataracts can be fixed and quite frakly, since I am not a lazer candidate because of the glaucoma, I would not mind my eyes being fixed. I just do not want to lose any more of my internal organs. I already have no lining in my bladder, and do not want to lose my kidneys or my precious liver.
I am just confused, because like everything else in my life I am not a clear cut case. I will talk with the dr. tomorrow, and I bet he will say to monitor it while I am at FIL funeral.
BTW...my glucose levels were first noticed going up by my dermatologist who treats my psoriasis, and she was after me for two months to go in, because I was high on everyone of her blood tests. I was chicken so I waited four more months.
My husband told me I did not need a monitor, but I want to be pro-active instead of letting a doctor tell me once again in my life...Come back when your sick. Well thanks, but NO!
I hate this WHOLE COTTON PICKEN THING! Yes, I am shouting!
Michelle,
Sound like you had a realy bad Mon. My heart goes out to you. I am sorry thats all I can do.
Jay
You shout all you want to Shelly! You need to shout at the Dr.
136 is borderline high, I would have bought a monitor too.
Hubby is just too healthy!!! j/k
Shelly,
You have no bladder lining? Excuse me, but what does that mean?
Hugs,
Pip
Yes, hubby is too healthy. Bless his heart he has had a boat load piled on him in the last seven months. I am just so tired of the whole my body is attacking itself in various different ways thing.
Thank you for letting me vent. I just can't seem to stop the tears of frustration and fear.
I love ya all!
Quit blaming yourself for your sucky diseases
Maybe it will be a good thing that I don't have a classroom this year. I have a feeling that I may need the flexibility that substitute teaching may bring. At least you still have a sense of humor
Yah, mostly nuts!![QUOTE=Pip!]
Yes, it is more common. Diabetes is inflammation of the pancreas. Recent research is showing Type 1 and Type 2 to be a LOT more similar than originally thought. Cataracts can be surgically removed and are not really a problem. My mom had the surgery - complained the whole time - is happy as a clam now. Your sugar is not really bad at all. My Dad was over 700 when diagnosed. My hubby was over 400. Both should have been in a coma apparently but weren't altho Dad was really out of it and very confused. Also, recent research is showing 'fat' works like an 'organ'. If you are overweight, losing weight often dramatically lowers glucose levels. Pip [/QUOTE] My son's was 997 upon dx, and if it wasn't me that dx him and demanded tests, he may have had a worse outcome. I was reading an article awhile back where two brothers developed typ 1 at 9 and 16 in the 1920's(when it was a death sentence) and they are still alive..one in his 90's and one in his 80's. Only thing one had done was his toe amputated. Their mother was very very deligent w/ nutrition exercise etc. I just love when i tell ppl about my son, and the first thing they want to do is offer up gloom and doom, and tell me they knew so and so who died of it or so and so who had their leg amputated. I just want to say, 'and why do you feel the need to tell me that'? Thank you so much. I do think once I have more info for the doctor we will try to manage with diet and exercise. I just don't want to get into the 400's collapse and have more happen. I guess I am pretty pro-active and want things to be treated when they are a very small grass fire. I also want this to be treated, because I have noticed blood sugar differences in my daughter...much like I had at her age. The docs just played it off as hypoglycemia, and I just needed to eat...hmmm...no guidence in that. I am so proud of you for taking things in your own hands for your son. I have done that so many times with my kids it is not even funny, but I guess that is a mom's job. Pip...everyone has a protective mucosal lining in their bladder, but mine because of inflammation and endometriosis that was not taken care of when it should have been. My mucosal lining has been eaten up by inflamation. So, if I eat anything with acid in it I can feel it. I also am just newly being treated for that and it is called Interstitual Cystitis. I also....not a good thing but have been know to put off urinating for as long as possible because of the pain. NewBB - yeah, hubby got real proactive when diagnosed. Went out lost over 100 lbs, exercises, etc. He reads all the newest research and all the stuff from the infection connection I find for him. We watched my Dad die of complications of diabetes - he had an old country doc that said "feeling a little dizzy, have a piece of candy". ???? Dad took that as gospel. The end result was not pretty and hubby said he wasn't going there. It is NOT all gloom and doom - but it has to be agressively managed. One of the things we learned is that you have to do finger sticks multiple times a day. Seems like the people that keep tight rein on the numbers have a lot less long term neuropathy and stuff. Hubby intends to dance at our daughters wedding - and she's not allowed to date until she's 30. LOL Shelly - My friend has that. Thanks for more info. As parents we have to fight for the right treatment for our kids. I still think if the docs would have listened to me she would have a couple less problems than she does now. Now I just go find another doc. :-) Pip Ok, so part of me feels really stupid for getting a meter now. According to the Doc. my one time steriod use in March caused my cataracts and that is the end of story. I do not have diabetes or any cause for concern. Gosh, part of me is agrier than heck and part is relieved...in a very unrelieved way. I know he is not looking any further than the end of his nose and the fact that I have pretty much elimniated carbs from my diet didn't even phase him, oh and the fact that I drink more than a gallon of water, but do not pee excessively, because of the bladder problem. NOT TO WORRY IT IS JUST MY ONE TIME USE OF STERIODS. God, this was soooo easy! I really hope that was sarcasm. That meter is the best investment you've made in your life, IMHO Pip
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