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04-04-2008, 09:53 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Singapore
Posts: 11
| | | Floaters in the eyes
Hi All,
Need your help about the floaters in the eyes.
I see floaters in my left eye. Those sometimes come and sometimes vanish. I had done by diabetese ratinopath check (dilated eyes examination) twice but doctor told me know no problem. There is no increase in the floaters since they appeared first and does not cause any major obstruction in my eye sight.
When I was diagnosed with diabetes, I had done the ratinopathy checkup. After 3 months of starting the treatment, my A1C came down from 9.4 to 6.2. At this point of time, I used to feel lot of pressure in my eyes and after some days saw these floaters. When I asked my doc, he said those are due to variation in blod glucose and those will disappear over period of time. Again after one year, I had my eyes checked and doctor reported no problem though I see those floaters.
Any information on this?
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Type II
Diagnosed Dec. 06
Drug - Actos 7.5 mg
Stopped smoking, exercise daily 45 min.
A1C :
Dec 06 - 9.4
Apr 07 - 6.2
Oct 07 - 5.8
Feb 08 - 5.8 |
04-04-2008, 10:11 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas
Posts: 77
| | | Floaters are common. I've had them most all my life and just diagnosed with Type 2 a couple months ago.
They come and go, some seem quite large and then seem to go away. I've alway been told not to worry. |
04-04-2008, 10:17 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cape Coral, Florida
Posts: 71
| | | I've noticed floaters in my vision as well. Not all the time but definitely every now and then. They almost look like amoebas or something you would see under a microscope. |
04-04-2008, 10:21 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,231
| | | I've had them over a dozen years. No changes and no problems.
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04-04-2008, 10:52 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 5,920
| | | I've had floaters for as long as I can remember. I think they are quite common, esp. in those of us who do a lot of computer work.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
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04-04-2008, 10:53 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: MN
Posts: 537
| | | I get them every so often. I have one in my right eye. I had my eyes dilated exam in January and the doctor said they were fine and I got new glasses. I wouldn't worry too much. |
04-04-2008, 06:04 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Singapore
Posts: 11
| |  thanks
Thanks a lot all..
I wont worry about it.
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Type II
Diagnosed Dec. 06
Drug - Actos 7.5 mg
Stopped smoking, exercise daily 45 min.
A1C :
Dec 06 - 9.4
Apr 07 - 6.2
Oct 07 - 5.8
Feb 08 - 5.8 |
04-07-2008, 12:23 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 115
| | | Floaters are VERY common, and not necessarily (but can be) related to diabetes. I did research when I first started getting them. There does not seem to be much you can do about them, and my eye doc claims they are no big deal, nothing to be worried about. She did NOT attribute them to diabetes either...
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Type2 on insulin - Humalog & Novolin - controlled
Hypothyroid - levoxyl 137 - controlled
My endocrine system hates me!
miscarriage 3/7/08 not due to thyroid/diabetes
Went straight to insulin after experiencing Metformin!
7/08 - A1c - 6.1 
3/08 - A1c - 6.2
2/08 - A1c - 6.4
12/07 - A1c - 7.2
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12/06 - Dagnosis A1c - 7.8  |
04-07-2008, 12:58 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Hogwarts, Hobbiton, the Galactic Milieu &Ks when I have to be here
Posts: 4,299
| | Quote:
birdyland
Floaters are VERY common, and not necessarily (but can be) related to diabetes. I did research when I first started getting them. There does not seem to be much you can do about them, and my eye doc claims they are no big deal, nothing to be worried about. She did NOT attribute them to diabetes either...
| yup, my eye Dr. is the one who "Caught" my Diabetes and she and I keep close eye on where I am, but she, PCP and CDE all indicate they're nothing to fret over as long as eye exams are good.
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04-09-2008, 06:35 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 6,853
| | I have floaters. Some times, when under stress, they seem worse but nothing I can't live with. My optho said they can show up in diabetics as well as non diabetics. He says not to worry, so I don't. 
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04-13-2008, 07:15 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Toxic State
Posts: 6
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Originally Posted by doctordun  Floaters are common. I've had them most all my life and just diagnosed with Type 2 a couple months ago.
They come and go, some seem quite large and then seem to go away. I've alway been told not to worry. | Same goes for me.
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A1C (3/17/2008)- 7.0
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04-25-2008, 10:29 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California's East San Gabriel Valley
Posts: 39
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Originally Posted by doctordun Floaters are common. I've had them most all my life and just diagnosed with Type 2 a couple months ago.
They come and go, some seem quite large and then seem to go away. I've alway been told not to worry. | 
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