The procedure on my affected eye went something like this: It turned out to be less inconvenient than even a normal diabetes eye exam, where you have to keep your eyes open while staring into ridiculously bright lights. I discovered that the actual procedure wasn’t scary or painful at all. There is a lot happening in my eye health journey, to say the least.ĭespite my fears, I went through with it.
I can still see, but there are times when I close that eye just to get a break from that veil effect for a few brief moments - especially on clear sunny days or when I’m looking at bright screens. There are dark floaters, almost like I’m looking through a thin veil placed in front of that eye. I’ve had diminished vision in my right eye since early 2022. I now need to take eye drops twice a day to help lower the pressure in my eyes and prevent vision loss. This complicates my already precarious state of life with both diabetes-related retinopathy and diabetic macular edema (DME). Recently, I’ve been dealt a new diagnosis card: glaucoma. I worry whether, at some point, my eyes will just decide to give up. Thinking about those numbers makes my mind spin. Over the past 3 years, I’ve had 14 laser treatments and 6 injections in my eyes. Now, almost four decades after my T1D diagnosis and many years after my initial retinopathy diagnosis, diabetes is starting to steal my vision. Losing my eyesight because of type 1 diabetes has always been the greatest fear of my life. Share on Pinterest Illustration by Maya Chastain
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