I’ve been diagnosed as type 2 diabetic for about 8 years, and followed the meds & testing off and on, getting frustrated with the price of the meds & test strips (and my skimpy insurance coverage). The hospital that I went to before didn’t help matters by being one of the busiest in Seattle, and appointments were booked with a 3-week delay.
My last “backsliding” ended with my left eye not being able to move left of center. It was the second incident in a chain of medical experiences I’ve had since Christmas. The first was a cellulitis infection on the front of my right thigh. I went to a clinic in the neighborhood that’s ran by Swedish and was seen later that afternoon. A few weeks later on a follow-up appointment, I told of my eye problem that started a couple of days earlier, and they had me go to the ER at one of their main campuses and had an EKG, MRI & CAT Scan done, and the doctor said that my eye problem is because of uncontrolled diabetes.
The next day I started taking 500mg of metformin 2x daily and lisinopril for my high blood pressure, and a couple of days later I got the test strips & the Accu-Chek Multiclix, which I like so much more than the single-lancet poker.
A couple of weeks ago, my doctor increased my metformin to 1000mg, and even though my level is more acceptable, I’ve had nausea off and on since then, and the past few days it’s been getting worse. I googled the side effects and found that in some cases it does cause nausea, and have an appointment tomorrow to discuss the metformin and the improved left eye.
I posted in a different area on the board yesterday after I noticed a sudden improvement in my left eye’s movement to the left. What makes it such a mind-blower is the timing of it. I had been hesitant to tell my family of my left eye issue, but I finally started an email to them. As I was typing the paragraph about my eye and the cause of it is when I noticed the improvement in my left peripheral vision.
As you can tell by my profile picture, I’m a music lover, and enjoy playing bass guitar, guitar, and mandolin, ranging from folk to rock to jazz.