Every year I get the letter and every year I dread it. I used to dread going for an eye screening so much just in case they found anything wrong that I'd leave it weeks to book an appointment and then take the appointment with the latest date possible just to delay the moment.
However, I soon realised that all I was doing was prolonging the agony and the more I read about retinopathy, the more I understand it, and the less afraid I am of it.
Screening is vital for anyone with diabetes and it's free. There are plenty of people who don't attend screenings and I really don't understand it - perhaps they are worried of what they might find like I was but that wouldn't be enough to stop me from going. Retinopathy is treatable in its early stages and more treatment options are becoming available so if you get offered a screening then go - you can't afford not to.
I was really pleased when I was at my appointment when I was told that the vessels of my eyes looked to good that they wouldn't even know I was diabetic.
I control my blood sugars and this is the most important step when it comes to prevention. Controlling blood pressure is also important.
I also take bilberry which is supposed to strengthen the vessels. I also take pycnogenol - which is apparently prescribed in France for the condition - and I take benfotiamine a fat-soluble form of B1 which is thought to protect the vessels from the damage which can be caused by diabetes.
However, I soon realised that all I was doing was prolonging the agony and the more I read about retinopathy, the more I understand it, and the less afraid I am of it.
Screening is vital for anyone with diabetes and it's free. There are plenty of people who don't attend screenings and I really don't understand it - perhaps they are worried of what they might find like I was but that wouldn't be enough to stop me from going. Retinopathy is treatable in its early stages and more treatment options are becoming available so if you get offered a screening then go - you can't afford not to.
I was really pleased when I was at my appointment when I was told that the vessels of my eyes looked to good that they wouldn't even know I was diabetic.
I control my blood sugars and this is the most important step when it comes to prevention. Controlling blood pressure is also important.
I also take bilberry which is supposed to strengthen the vessels. I also take pycnogenol - which is apparently prescribed in France for the condition - and I take benfotiamine a fat-soluble form of B1 which is thought to protect the vessels from the damage which can be caused by diabetes.
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