Hello Patricia, My name is Kevin. I enjoyed your article and I’ve just Subscribed to your Substack. I’ve lived with Type 1 Diabetes for over 50 years and nearly lost my eyesight 20 years ago. After reading this article, I’m inspired to tell my story and dedicate it to you or just mention you and this post. It’s a story of hope for anyone finding themselves in similar situations as what you have written about and my own experiences. Thank you!
Thank you, Kevin, for subscribing and for enjoying my article. I'll be very interested to read your story when you publish it. I only ever knew my grandmother as being blind - from type 1 diabetes, so I know it must have been a struggle for you to retain your eyesight.
Hi Patricia! I pray you had a nice holiday. It is very busy for me this time of year. I was moving too fast when I responded to your message the first time. I apologize. I didn’t give you the response I was thinking about, so you could understand it as I wanted to communicate it. As you may already know, diabetes has a lot of potential side effects, blindness is one of them. To your point, yes it was a lot of work over time to lower the risk of blindness for me. However, growing up, just navigating the effects of high and low blood sugars in my daily life was foremost in my mind. When I reached the point of near blindness in my thirties, the pains, both physically and psychologically from the reasons I was going blind (cornea erosion and macular degeneration) took over my attention. You must be familiar that the lack of proper nutrients can cause blindness. That was one key reason I was going blind. I was wondering if your condition could be helped by some key nutrients being added. However, you’ve been studying the science of good health a long time. So, perhaps your condition is unrelated. I will be starting the article I mentioned to you this week. I’m working on another big one almost at the same time. Thank you for being here on Substack. You are inspirational.
The struggle Patricia was in the physical effects that macular degeneration and cornea erosion had on my health. Very painful. I did find relief and encouragement from learning what I needed to do to recover, doing it and getting the near miraculous results. I will definitely cover that in my article. And I will let you know when it’s published. 😊
So you had the full-blown disease, Sandra. I hope your sight is now safe - or do you still have glaucoma and have to continue to take care of your eyes? I inherited the condition from my paternal grandmother who was diagnosed at the same age I was. Unfortunately, she left it too late and went blind so I have this constantly in my mind as I manage my pre-glaucoma condition. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Unfortunately, glaucoma never goes away. I have researched at length and found that this must be treated by an ophthalmologist. I was told by one”ophthalmologist “ in 2018 that I would be blind in 2 years- I am not. Eye Drs then kept telling me my pressure was a little high- but did not refer me to an ophthalmologist- lens crafters did. I bought an RV, took contact jobs and in Yuma, AZ - they had been doing surgeries for 10 years! I have scar tissue due to years of non treatment.
I am glad to help you find resources- of course I am a stranger, I know.
"Unfortunately, glaucoma never goes away." I did suspect that but wasn't sure. Fortunately, here in the UK we have the National Health Service (though we fear it's going the American way with privatisation and eventually, insurance), as soon as I was diagnosed with Ocular Hypertension I was put under the watchful eye of a clinic that I attend every six months for check-ups on the eye pressure. Hopefully, if/when I need further treatment to the eyedrops I'm currently using I'll be suitably advised at the clinic. Thank you for your kind offer, though. It seems we have to be constantly vigilant with this disease.
Hello Patricia, My name is Kevin. I enjoyed your article and I’ve just Subscribed to your Substack. I’ve lived with Type 1 Diabetes for over 50 years and nearly lost my eyesight 20 years ago. After reading this article, I’m inspired to tell my story and dedicate it to you or just mention you and this post. It’s a story of hope for anyone finding themselves in similar situations as what you have written about and my own experiences. Thank you!
Thank you, Kevin, for subscribing and for enjoying my article. I'll be very interested to read your story when you publish it. I only ever knew my grandmother as being blind - from type 1 diabetes, so I know it must have been a struggle for you to retain your eyesight.
Hi Patricia. Attached is a link where you can find the article I finally wrote and published. Sorry for the length of time it took for me to get it done. I’m glad to share it. Have a blessed day/evening. https://thecreatorsplace.substack.com/p/understanding-christianity-why-hasnt?r=26gka7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Hi Patricia! I pray you had a nice holiday. It is very busy for me this time of year. I was moving too fast when I responded to your message the first time. I apologize. I didn’t give you the response I was thinking about, so you could understand it as I wanted to communicate it. As you may already know, diabetes has a lot of potential side effects, blindness is one of them. To your point, yes it was a lot of work over time to lower the risk of blindness for me. However, growing up, just navigating the effects of high and low blood sugars in my daily life was foremost in my mind. When I reached the point of near blindness in my thirties, the pains, both physically and psychologically from the reasons I was going blind (cornea erosion and macular degeneration) took over my attention. You must be familiar that the lack of proper nutrients can cause blindness. That was one key reason I was going blind. I was wondering if your condition could be helped by some key nutrients being added. However, you’ve been studying the science of good health a long time. So, perhaps your condition is unrelated. I will be starting the article I mentioned to you this week. I’m working on another big one almost at the same time. Thank you for being here on Substack. You are inspirational.
The struggle Patricia was in the physical effects that macular degeneration and cornea erosion had on my health. Very painful. I did find relief and encouragement from learning what I needed to do to recover, doing it and getting the near miraculous results. I will definitely cover that in my article. And I will let you know when it’s published. 😊
FYI: Hi Patricia. I probably won’t do the post before next week. 😊
Glaucoma treatments vary greatly- and not in a good way. I had surgery in New Mexico that saved my vision.
So you had the full-blown disease, Sandra. I hope your sight is now safe - or do you still have glaucoma and have to continue to take care of your eyes? I inherited the condition from my paternal grandmother who was diagnosed at the same age I was. Unfortunately, she left it too late and went blind so I have this constantly in my mind as I manage my pre-glaucoma condition. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Unfortunately, glaucoma never goes away. I have researched at length and found that this must be treated by an ophthalmologist. I was told by one”ophthalmologist “ in 2018 that I would be blind in 2 years- I am not. Eye Drs then kept telling me my pressure was a little high- but did not refer me to an ophthalmologist- lens crafters did. I bought an RV, took contact jobs and in Yuma, AZ - they had been doing surgeries for 10 years! I have scar tissue due to years of non treatment.
I am glad to help you find resources- of course I am a stranger, I know.
Thanks,Sandra
"Unfortunately, glaucoma never goes away." I did suspect that but wasn't sure. Fortunately, here in the UK we have the National Health Service (though we fear it's going the American way with privatisation and eventually, insurance), as soon as I was diagnosed with Ocular Hypertension I was put under the watchful eye of a clinic that I attend every six months for check-ups on the eye pressure. Hopefully, if/when I need further treatment to the eyedrops I'm currently using I'll be suitably advised at the clinic. Thank you for your kind offer, though. It seems we have to be constantly vigilant with this disease.