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Hi everyone, glad to be here. I was diagnosed last week and attribute it to high sugared diet and weight gain.
Here are my stats:
28 year old male in Toronto, Canada
5'8", 180 lbs, target weight 164
15-20 min exercise/day to begin
Nearsighted with glasses
BS mmol/Ls
500g Metformin 2x daily
First diagnosed Wed. 28th, 27.9 to 20.7 after saline IV to 12.4 after beginning Metformin and healthier meals.
7.4-8.5 range before meals, 8.9-9.8 after meals. Staggered measurements poke test 2-3x daily
Thoughts
Goals
My goals are:
- weight loss, 15 lbs. in 2 years
- graduate school in spring 2011 and get a full time career job
- run a 5K for diabetes in 1-2 years
Motivations
My motivations are:
- my individual condition is manageable
- oral meds only for the current time
-
Fears
My greatest fears are:
- losing my sight to where I cannot be a librarian
- losing my feet to infection and amputation
I know I've had a lot thrown at me in just over a week, but I'm in summer school and can't afford to miss classes if I'm in no immediate danger. That may sound superficial, even naive, but it gives me something to do and takes my mind off the diabetes for a while every day. I find myself thinking about it constantly when not absorbed in studying and don't think I'll get adjusted to it for a while, it just had to happen in the middle of school. I'm extremely "keyed up" and find it hard to relax unless wasting time being distracted on Youtube. Even in the midst of hanging out and laughing with friends I find myself staring at them and thinking miserably that I could have been them if I'd taken better care. I try to have a sense of humour about it but often I find the reality sobering and melancholy in private.
Question
My biggest concern is the blurred vision I've had since I started the Metformin. I'm studying to be a librarian and naturally my greatest fear is vision loss. I am nearsighted and wear glasses but the drug has reversed it, now I'm farsighted and have worse blurriness with the glasses on. I have to take them off to go out, to read, to see the board in class, and to use the computer, which unfortunately as a Masters student I spend a lot of time at.
I've booked an appointment with my optometrist in two Mondays, but have had this "reversed" vision for a week. Perhaps I'm just looking for a little non-medical reassurance so my fears can be allayed while I'm playing the waiting game.
How long can I expect this vision to last? Doc only said I shouldn't worry about retinopathy at this point, but gave no clue as to the expected time to adjust to the drug. My parents even suggested I reschedule the optometrist in a couple of months because the blurriness is expected and there's little she could do in the meantime until I'm fully adjusted and have my regular vision back.
Advice and experience is gladly appreciated!
Thanks,
Alex
Here are my stats:
28 year old male in Toronto, Canada
5'8", 180 lbs, target weight 164
15-20 min exercise/day to begin
Nearsighted with glasses
BS mmol/Ls
500g Metformin 2x daily
First diagnosed Wed. 28th, 27.9 to 20.7 after saline IV to 12.4 after beginning Metformin and healthier meals.
7.4-8.5 range before meals, 8.9-9.8 after meals. Staggered measurements poke test 2-3x daily
Thoughts
Goals
My goals are:
- weight loss, 15 lbs. in 2 years
- graduate school in spring 2011 and get a full time career job
- run a 5K for diabetes in 1-2 years
Motivations
My motivations are:
- my individual condition is manageable
- oral meds only for the current time
-
Fears
My greatest fears are:
- losing my sight to where I cannot be a librarian
- losing my feet to infection and amputation
I know I've had a lot thrown at me in just over a week, but I'm in summer school and can't afford to miss classes if I'm in no immediate danger. That may sound superficial, even naive, but it gives me something to do and takes my mind off the diabetes for a while every day. I find myself thinking about it constantly when not absorbed in studying and don't think I'll get adjusted to it for a while, it just had to happen in the middle of school. I'm extremely "keyed up" and find it hard to relax unless wasting time being distracted on Youtube. Even in the midst of hanging out and laughing with friends I find myself staring at them and thinking miserably that I could have been them if I'd taken better care. I try to have a sense of humour about it but often I find the reality sobering and melancholy in private.
Question
My biggest concern is the blurred vision I've had since I started the Metformin. I'm studying to be a librarian and naturally my greatest fear is vision loss. I am nearsighted and wear glasses but the drug has reversed it, now I'm farsighted and have worse blurriness with the glasses on. I have to take them off to go out, to read, to see the board in class, and to use the computer, which unfortunately as a Masters student I spend a lot of time at.
I've booked an appointment with my optometrist in two Mondays, but have had this "reversed" vision for a week. Perhaps I'm just looking for a little non-medical reassurance so my fears can be allayed while I'm playing the waiting game.
How long can I expect this vision to last? Doc only said I shouldn't worry about retinopathy at this point, but gave no clue as to the expected time to adjust to the drug. My parents even suggested I reschedule the optometrist in a couple of months because the blurriness is expected and there's little she could do in the meantime until I'm fully adjusted and have my regular vision back.
Advice and experience is gladly appreciated!
Thanks,
Alex