Comments on: EYE question http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:46:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: sabine170 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25889 sabine170 Mon, 28 May 2007 19:05:48 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25889 I told my retinal specialist I could feel pressure within my eyeball at times. This usually happened when I had sinus swelling. He felt that was the cause and when he checked my pressure it was always down. I kept insisting I would feel pressure inside my eyes. He told me no one can feel if their eye pressure is high. Everytime I had an appt. my eyes were feeling ok. Finally he said he did not doubt me and told me the next time I felt the pressure to get to an opthamologist and have the pressure checked. I lived three hours from his office. So I did and sure enough me pressure was up. This went on for a couple years going up and then back down, till finally it stayed up and I started eye drops. Maybe your feeling is something similar. Gail I told my retinal specialist I could feel pressure within my eyeball at
times. This usually happened when I had sinus swelling. He felt that was
the cause and when he checked my pressure it was always down. I kept
insisting I would feel pressure inside my eyes. He told me no one can feel
if their eye pressure is high. Everytime I had an appt. my eyes were
feeling ok. Finally he said he did not doubt me and told me the next time I
felt the pressure to get to an opthamologist and have the pressure checked.
I lived three hours from his office. So I did and sure enough me pressure
was up. This went on for a couple years going up and then back down, till
finally it stayed up and I started eye drops. Maybe your feeling is
something similar.
Gail

]]> By: colin_140 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25888 colin_140 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:18:46 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25888 << I haven't, but maybe you can ask your doctor for a blood-thinner, and maybe take aspirin on those days until you get it diagnosed. Aspirin would thin the blood, as well as relieve some pressure. Doctors will shrug your problems off if you let them-- Just keep at it. Best wishes, Courtney >> Hey Gang: I have had them, prior to pumping when my bgs were really chugging up there. A floater once in a while is no big deal, BUT an increase and proliferation IS something that MUST be addressed. Aspirin is out as is any other blood thinner until the source of possible hemorrhaging is determined and addressed. If on anticoagulants, those are not stopped without close medical supervision....it can cause worse problems....Joan:) << I haven’t, but maybe you can ask your doctor for a blood-thinner, and
maybe take aspirin on those days until you get it diagnosed. Aspirin
would thin the blood, as well as relieve some pressure.
Doctors will shrug your problems off if you let them– Just keep at
it.

Best wishes,
Courtney >>
Hey Gang: I have had them, prior to pumping when my bgs were really
chugging up there. A floater once in a while is no big deal, BUT an increase
and proliferation IS something that MUST be addressed. Aspirin is out as is
any other blood thinner until the source of possible hemorrhaging is
determined and addressed. If on anticoagulants, those are not stopped
without close medical supervision….it can cause worse problems….Joan:)

]]> By: colin_140 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25887 colin_140 Mon, 28 May 2007 07:11:06 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25887 << The past year I notice that before and during menstration, my eyesight becomes more burry and I get "floaters"..also fell pressure. Even with normal BGS this happens. I asked the Dr. at my last eye exam a few months ago and he just shrugged it off like it was "normal". I have had laser on both eyes three times during pregnancy and am really concerned about this damaging my sight further. Has anyone had anything similar? Arianna >> Hi Arianna: it's not something to shrug off....blurring vision even with normal bgs needs to be addressed, especially since you've have laser therapy in the past. I would do somewhat more frequent bgs. It's known to most of us that our bgs can fluctuate considerably during menstrual cycle.....mine goes up a bit and I have to compensate. We can get floaters - debris in the vitreous humor (the liquid in the eyeball itself). An increase could indicate microhemorrhages and should also be <!--more--> addressed. If you are on any blood thinners, that could also be a cause, so it all needs to be checked. You don't want an MD that shrugs it off and acts like it's inevitable.....get mad!!! Joan:)) << The past year I notice that before and during menstration, my eyesight
becomes more burry and I get "floaters"..also fell pressure. Even with
normal BGS this happens. I asked the Dr. at my last eye exam a few months
ago and he just shrugged it off like it was "normal". I have had laser on
both eyes three times during pregnancy and am really concerned about this
damaging my sight further. Has anyone had anything similar?

Arianna >>
Hi Arianna: it’s not something to shrug off….blurring vision even with
normal bgs needs to be addressed, especially since you’ve have laser therapy
in the past. I would do somewhat more frequent bgs. It’s known to most of
us that our bgs can fluctuate considerably during menstrual cycle…..mine
goes up a bit and I have to compensate.
We can get floaters - debris in the vitreous humor (the liquid in the eyeball
itself). An increase could indicate microhemorrhages and should also be

addressed. If you are on any blood thinners, that could also be a cause, so
it all needs to be checked. You don’t want an MD that shrugs it off and
acts like it’s inevitable…..get mad!!! Joan:))

]]> By: Jennie Mui http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25886 Jennie Mui Sun, 27 May 2007 20:37:18 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25886 Arianna, I thought this was interesting. I just got a new floater too and I just had that really weird period. I wonder if it is related. I had laser surgery about five years ago in one eye and about 3 years ago in the other. I know most of the eye problems I have are related to blood pressure but I guess there can be other reasons too. Something to think about. Hmmm... need to check and see what the doc says. --Jeana Ü ----- Original Message ----- > The past year I notice that before and during menstration, my eyesight becomes more burry and I get "floaters"..also fell pressure. Even with normal BGS this happens. I asked the Dr. at my last eye exam a few months ago and he just shrugged it off like it was "normal". I have had laser on both eyes three times during pregnancy and am really concerned about this damaging my sight further. Has anyone had anything similar? <!--more--> > > Arianna Arianna,
I thought this was interesting. I just got a new floater too and I just had
that really weird period. I wonder if it is related. I had laser surgery
about five years ago in one eye and about 3 years ago in the other. I know
most of the eye problems I have are related to blood pressure but I guess
there can be other reasons too. Something to think about. Hmmm… need to
check and see what the doc says. –Jeana Ü
—– Original Message —–

> The past year I notice that before and during menstration, my eyesight
becomes more burry and I get "floaters"..also fell pressure. Even with
normal BGS this happens. I asked the Dr. at my last eye exam a few months
ago and he just shrugged it off like it was "normal". I have had laser on
both eyes three times during pregnancy and am really concerned about this
damaging my sight further. Has anyone had anything similar?

>
> Arianna

]]> By: Devin Shonna http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25882 Devin Shonna Sat, 26 May 2007 10:09:24 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25882 I haven't, but maybe you can ask your doctor for a blood-thinner, and maybe take aspirin on those days until you get it diagnosed. Aspirin would thin the blood, as well as relieve some pressure. Doctors will shrug your problems off if you let them-- Just keep at it. Best wishes, Courtney I haven’t, but maybe you can ask your doctor for a blood-thinner, and
maybe take aspirin on those days until you get it diagnosed. Aspirin
would thin the blood, as well as relieve some pressure.
Doctors will shrug your problems off if you let them– Just keep at
it.

Best wishes,
Courtney

]]> By: Xavier Roseanna http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25881 Xavier Roseanna Sat, 26 May 2007 04:59:18 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2007/05/26/eye-question/#comment-25881 I know floaters are nothing to worry about and their is nothing you can do about it but if you are really concerned about the other problems you are having I would just seek another opinion to put your mind at ease. I know floaters are nothing to worry about and their is nothing you can do
about it but if you are really concerned about the other problems you are
having I would just seek another opinion to put your mind at ease.

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