Hi all,
Sorry for the long read but.......
On 11/22/11 in the afternoon I was waiting for my daughter to get home so we could go shopping, load up the motorcycles and go camping and dirt bike riding over the long weekend.
I blew my nose and instantly got dizzy, lost my balance and suddenly had double vision. I thought I had a stroke so I called 911.
They transported me to hospital and admitted me. Three days later, after a cat scan, ultra sound, xray, MRI and a couple of MRS they told be my head and brain and heart and arteries were all good but that I was diabetic.
Neurologist said I have nerve damage to one of the optical nerves and that is causing the double vision. He said it should go away in 6-8 weeks. Other information I have read on the net says more like 3-6 months.
While in the hospital my BG was 250 then they gave me insulin and it only went down to 230 5-6 hours after eating. I later found out that my A1c was 11.5.
Since I have been home my highest BG # was 156 (Dawn Phenomena) and my lowest was 88 (Post Workout). But I am usually in the high 120s to low 130s.
I am 100% confident I can control my BG with diet, exercise and the meds.
I am scared to death I am going to lose my sight. I still have the double vision when I look through both eyes, both eyes are blurry. The right eye is blurrier than the left but I can definitely tell I now have some night blindness in the left eye as well as some color blindness.
I go to the eye doctor on Thursday but I am scared to death at what he is going to tell me. How much worse this is going to get and how fast is it going to happen?
Not looking for a professional opinion here, I just needed to "vent" and I am trying to put on a strong face and keep a positive attitude in front of my wife and kids.
Thanks
Sorry for the long read but.......
On 11/22/11 in the afternoon I was waiting for my daughter to get home so we could go shopping, load up the motorcycles and go camping and dirt bike riding over the long weekend.
I blew my nose and instantly got dizzy, lost my balance and suddenly had double vision. I thought I had a stroke so I called 911.
They transported me to hospital and admitted me. Three days later, after a cat scan, ultra sound, xray, MRI and a couple of MRS they told be my head and brain and heart and arteries were all good but that I was diabetic.
Neurologist said I have nerve damage to one of the optical nerves and that is causing the double vision. He said it should go away in 6-8 weeks. Other information I have read on the net says more like 3-6 months.
While in the hospital my BG was 250 then they gave me insulin and it only went down to 230 5-6 hours after eating. I later found out that my A1c was 11.5.
Since I have been home my highest BG # was 156 (Dawn Phenomena) and my lowest was 88 (Post Workout). But I am usually in the high 120s to low 130s.
I am 100% confident I can control my BG with diet, exercise and the meds.
I am scared to death I am going to lose my sight. I still have the double vision when I look through both eyes, both eyes are blurry. The right eye is blurrier than the left but I can definitely tell I now have some night blindness in the left eye as well as some color blindness.
I go to the eye doctor on Thursday but I am scared to death at what he is going to tell me. How much worse this is going to get and how fast is it going to happen?
Not looking for a professional opinion here, I just needed to "vent" and I am trying to put on a strong face and keep a positive attitude in front of my wife and kids.
Thanks