oh i forgot…i had to laugh…the girl who was my eye doctor’s assistant took me into the room and asked me if i was still on all the same medications as last year. i said yes. she then said “i see you have type one diabetes are you still insulin dependent?” hahaha, duh. i answered “oh yeah that won’t change until they find a cure.” she had no idea that she asked such a stupid question.
What great news! Congratulations!
Thanks gerri!
Am so happy for your good report.
I hope you did laugh–right in her face:) The ignorance is just staggering.
My Sincere Condolences on your Aunt passing. She seemed Incredible and someone to hold Pride in.
I’m Happy that your appointment went Well. The Assistant definitely isn’t up to speed on Diabetes. Maybe now she’ll get informed so not to embarrass herself again. Congrats!!
Glad you’re eyes are doing good. I always have to “stumble” across a busy intersection to go hang out at a local mall before I attempt to drive after having those diluting eye drops put in my eyes . I feel so stupid walking around “trying” to look at things - with my pupils WIDE open - and even with sunglasses inside the mall - I still have probs seeing. Usually within a hour or so - my eyes are better - but it does take almost a whole day for my pupils to look less FrEaKiSh. Oh and don’t you just love some of the comments that come out of the medical team in the offices we go to. Diabetes is still sometimes something even nurses don’t know about - I had a friend visiting from England - and she is a nurse - and knows next to nothing about diabetes - as that’s not the field she works in. She was amazed at my insulin pump that I use - she’d never seen one before.
Amanda:
I am so glad you had a good report. I always go home immediately and fall asleep until that stuff wears off. Yuck I hate it. Now try this, my mom taught me to do it because she lost her sight (retinopathy). She said when you get a good report, go look at the sky, the earth, the water, the trees and every face you can see. She said those were the things she missed the most and would give a lot to have them back.
You know after years of doing it, I think she was right.
rick phillips
My eye doctor assistant asked if I knew that many non diabetics take insulin for recreation. Ahh, yeah, well I guess I never heard of non diabetic recreational insulin takers.
Dude pass the HUMALOG, my buzz is wearing off.
Dude, NOVALOG gets me all excited. LOL, good grief.
rick phillips
Dear Rick.
Thats a thought novalog instead of LSD to see the colours.
Some body builders do …
Really sorry about your loss,
But I’ve read what you have written and your aunt is a legend. I’m sure of it. And I am a thinking that you have a really big opportunity - to have the same good genes and blood vessels.
I am scared of the eye doc.,but i visit her every 4 months. In my country docs are as same as free. In your money wh have to pay like 2 pounds or so.
That’s a good thing… for me at least.
What does the insulin do for body builders??
I can see it now-people dealing insulin on the streets instead of the common drugs we have now haha.
They get to eat .I am sure there is more to it and I don’t know the nitty gritty Amanda …I am sure someone can help me ?
I probably could make a bundle selling my insulin ; we do not need a prescription , where I live. On the other hand …someone may question me, why I am getting suddenly so much through Pharmacare …
Haha I gotta be honest here, me and my best friend have often joked about how much money we could make from selling our used syringes. Maybe then I could get my pump!! Haha just kidding 
My every 8 month eye appointment went off very well this morning …all the technology available and the pictures Dr. showed , awesome !! She warned me again , I may need some laser treatment in my left eye : I had cataract surgery in both eyes …NOT due to diabetes. …the aging process .We had a nice friendly visit ( and to top it off Dr. will make a repeat donation towards my Team Diabetes Canada efforts ) HURAH !! Pupils almost back to normal .
Very fortunate …here in British Columbia no charge for the visit .
I’m sorry about your aunt, Amanda, she sounded like an amazing person. When I was first diagnosed my sister-in-law told me bother her father and her uncle had had diabetes and lived fairly healthy into their 80s and that really helped. I can’t even imagine how little information there was in the 20s; I’m frustrated by the lack of info on Type 1.5 that I diagnosed for myself.
I went to the eye doctor right after my diagnosis and hated it! I thought I was just a wimp. I had “super vision” when I was younger (20/10) and had never been to an eye doctor in my life. He seemed very abrupt, especially when he held my eyelids as I instinctively cringed away. He told me my vision was 20/30 I think it was, which is a normal drop at my age. Then at the end he started talking about my getting glasses. I asked what for and he said “to see”. I had the distinct impression he wanted to make some more money off me. I said “I see just fine”. I haven’t gone back since but this thread reminds me I really need to do that. (It will be 2 years in August I’m ashamed to say)
oh - your aunt gives inspiration to us all - wounderful ! - + I’m sure you will have inherited her genes + will do equally as well as her - marvelous! - I always feel scared + stressed before going for my checkups -+ myblood sugars actually go high in the run up to the appiontment - just with the anticipation of it ! - but as your vision is so good - i would like to reassure you that your’e keeping on top of everything+ I know you will get another good result - I think thats the secret - we here in ireland get called in every 6 months- so deep down i think once we all attend our appointments - every thing can get kept in check - let me know how you get along - Maria