I have an eye screening this morning.

I have to go to the hospital this morning for an eye screening because of my recently diagnosed diabetes. I cant say im looking forward to it, i hate my eyes being messed with!!
Ive had to take ( yet another) day off work. Im told my pupils will be dialated for hours afterwards and expect my eyes to be super sensitive for much of the day.
So, sunglasses at the ready.....

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ScarletWitch · 26-30, F

You have to be super careful because if you have too much sugar and your blood sugar goes up too high you can go blind and I know this cuz I had to help take care of my grandmother when I was little

OogieBoogie · F

@ScarletWitch to someone who is already nervous, this isnt maybe the best thing to say😏

And shes prolly already aware of this , hence the eye exam .

Lets be possitve and supportive. 🤗

Fluffybull · F

@ScarletWitch There's no need to be so melodramatic and scare people. Eye care has advanced a lot since your grandmother's time 🙄

RubySoo · 56-60, F

@OogieBoogie @ScarletWitch
This whole process has been doom anx gloom since being diagnosed. The nurse who gave me my origibsl diagnosis madenit feel like a death sentence.
The truth is....( i dunno entirely the ins and out of diabetes) my blood count was 53....48 is not diabetic......so im only just in the margin. With sensible diet i can turn it around....yet i feelnive veen treated like i've got months to live!
Scaremongering at this best......sympathetic health care at its worst.

OogieBoogie · F

@RubySoo well thats a shame.

But then i know nurses can be kinda brutal . My mum was one her whole career. And theyve seen it all .

They can be 'too honest' and lay out the dark facts too hard.
But they do deal with people in denial or full of excuses. They can forget that some patients actially listen and make the life changes they need too.

You sound like youre on top of this.

RubySoo · 56-60, F

@OogieBoogie im am....but im pissed off i was started on medication imediately without been given chance to do it with diet. As i said...my levels were low enough it should have been duscussed... but of course.... i didnt know much about anything at that point and took the advice i was given.

ScarletWitch · 26-30, F

@Fluffybull it's self awareness. No need to post an angry emoji because I told her to be careful because it happened to my grandma when I was 14. That was 15 years ago which wasn't that long ago. So please don't be ignorant. I'm actually trying to help advise her to be careful and YOURE mad because there are real outcomes that I warned her to be careful of. It's not to scare her. It's a real POSSIBILITY. please don't get offensive when I'm actually being genuine. It's more then just EYE CARE. She has diabetes. Have a nice day.

ScarletWitch · 26-30, F

@OogieBoogie I wasn't being unsupportive tho. Please take my comment into real consideration.