Hi all! It has been a very busy and long week! My first week back on the pump has been full of highs and lows, good days and nauseous days, but through it all, I'm still thankful for this blessing. It is just sort of like starting over with figuring out insulin doses. My body isn't used to the blood sugar up and down rollercoaster anymore. But we are getting it figured out.
Today I had yet another doctor appointment at my home away from home. The ophthalmologist. It has been a couple of years since I've gone, but my endocrinologist told me I needed to go in. T1D truly can kick every part of your body. There is so much potential for bad things to happen. It can be a downer! A T1D is supposed to faithfully go to the eye doctor annually. I've never had eye troubles, so I admit I put less priority on this part of my treatment.
Today, it kicked me square in the butt. Hard. Left a mark. Me no likey.
My actual exam went very well. My sight is still perfect, no glasses needed. I've always been grateful for my good eyesight. I hate the dilation process. It gave me a bad headache this afternoon.
Our clinic has some fun new machines that take an extremely detailed color photo of your eye. Up close and personal, and not even with dinner first! It was so neat to see the inner workings of my own eye. I'm always fascinated by stuff like that. I had to have a colonoscopy in my early 20's and I still have pictures of my colon in my journal. No, that isn't weird.
Well on the perdy picture of my eye, there was a little spot. I figured there was something up because the nurse left that portion of the picture up on the computer and zoomed in, ready to be evaluated by my doctor. Turns out, in my right eye I have a microaneurysm. Thankfully, it is not in my line of sight. It it a little ways next to it. If it were much closer, it would worsen my eyesight. It is leaking a very small amount of fluid, so he wants to look again in 6 months. If it is worse, or if there are more of them, I might have to have laser surgery. Tonight I'm having a "I hate T1D" kind of night. Why? Because a microaneurysm is an early sign of diabetic retinopathy. The doctor explained that this is a direct result of T1D. The worry now is if I will get another one closer to my line of sight.
After the appointment, I had to wear the above pictured sunglasses which belong to my daughter. We walked to the clinic and I had left my sunglasses in our car which my hubby had at work. Thankfully, an angel of mercy who we know, she saw us walking and picked us up so I could stop sporting those glasses in public...Ha!
Controlling blood sugars is so important, and I've done so well the last couple years. But there was all those years where I didn't have good control. I guess it is trying to catch up with my eyes. Control is going to be an even bigger priority with this new development. Say a little prayer for my little eyeballs.
Tonight, T1D can shove it.... Tomorrow is a new day.
Sweet dreams sweethearts!
Well on the perdy picture of my eye, there was a little spot. I figured there was something up because the nurse left that portion of the picture up on the computer and zoomed in, ready to be evaluated by my doctor. Turns out, in my right eye I have a microaneurysm. Thankfully, it is not in my line of sight. It it a little ways next to it. If it were much closer, it would worsen my eyesight. It is leaking a very small amount of fluid, so he wants to look again in 6 months. If it is worse, or if there are more of them, I might have to have laser surgery. Tonight I'm having a "I hate T1D" kind of night. Why? Because a microaneurysm is an early sign of diabetic retinopathy. The doctor explained that this is a direct result of T1D. The worry now is if I will get another one closer to my line of sight.
After the appointment, I had to wear the above pictured sunglasses which belong to my daughter. We walked to the clinic and I had left my sunglasses in our car which my hubby had at work. Thankfully, an angel of mercy who we know, she saw us walking and picked us up so I could stop sporting those glasses in public...Ha!
Controlling blood sugars is so important, and I've done so well the last couple years. But there was all those years where I didn't have good control. I guess it is trying to catch up with my eyes. Control is going to be an even bigger priority with this new development. Say a little prayer for my little eyeballs.
Tonight, T1D can shove it.... Tomorrow is a new day.
Sweet dreams sweethearts!
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