Re: [IPk] INPUT insulin pump day, Waterford
Hi
I cant understand why retinopathy gets worse if you have better control,
everything I seem to have wrong with me my doctor says its because my blood
sugars are not under control.
Has any one got or had frozen shoulder which apparently is a side effect of
diabetes I have two I have had one operated on but it didn't do any good I
have had one 4 years and the other about 10 months and find it so hard to
sleep now and the pain is unbelievable has any one got any advice or
suggestions.
Regards
julie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Reynolds" <email @ redacted>
To: <email @ redacted>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [IPk] INPUT insulin pump day, Waterford
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> Hi Sara,
>
> My point was, WHEN you know what impact DAFNE has had long term, you
> will know whether a pump is needed.
>
> Your doctor is right about the retinopathy showing up because you have
> better control. It's a well-known side effect, and doctors are told to
> check more often when putting patients through DAFNE or onto pumps, or
> onto insulin, or anything else that will improve control.
>
> It may seem to be a good reason for not getting better control, but it
> seems that a _little_ damage shows up _sooner_ with better control: so
> you get the lazering done, if need be, and there you are, adequate
> eyesight for the rest of your life. The alternative is to get worse
> damage, later, _plus_ all the other increased chances of bad stuff. It
> does need close monitoring while you are improving your control, though!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pat
>
> In message <email @ redacted>, Sara Pumford
> <email @ redacted> writes
> >
> >Pat
> >The reason the Dr wants me to have a pump is I have not 'yet' had a
> >HBa1c under 7%. The last was 7.8% (even after doing dafne)- he is
> >hoping my next one will be under 7% as my blood sugars have been
> >better lately, but I do have a lot of hypos!! I have been trying for
> >the last year to get them under 7% in order to try for a baby (i have
> >been attending pre-antenatal clinics). He wants it to be in the low
> >6's if i can to get pregnant! Also I have started to get some
> >background retinopathy in the last year and I do not know if this is
> >due to improved control or just having diabetes for 11 years (the dr
> >thinks it is the tightening blood sugars!!), but mainly he wants me
> >to have the pump for the baby issue!!
> >I will probably have to give it back then!!
> >sara
> >.
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