When to do surgery to diabetic patient with significant premacular or subhyaloid hemorrhage?
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Surgery in a diabetic patient is possible when Diabetes is well controlled by treatment or medication. All risk factors of that patient must be factored in; 1. controlling any heart disease. 2. controlling those bleeding factors, and having sufficient blood/plasma to replace blood loss during surgery.\nWill the outcome improve the chances of survival for the patient? That is the most important consideration of all. Always, always consider SURVIVAL. So, medical treatment is extremely important, don't ever forget, average life expectancy in the USA has significantly gone up DUE TO  Medical care. If there are doubts about that, consider the average life expectancy in Niger, for example. Women in Niger have a life expectancy of 35 years, due to (SADLY), lack of sufficient medical care.
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Im not sure what you want to know for sure.. If left untreated, diabetes eye complications can be devastating. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of blindness among the working age population. People with diabetes are also at increased risk for cataract and glaucoma.\nIm an RN if you need more info email me..seventhchild62@yahoo.com
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Diabetes is not a contraindication to donate blood.  It will not increase the recipient's sugar level for example...\n\nNon diabetic people are reccomended not to go fasting to blood bank, and this is more important to you.  After donation you need to rest for an hour more or less, maybe they will offer something to eat, if it is glucose-free, you can go ahead.\n\nIf you get dizziness or thirst after the donation, maybe you are not having a glucose trouble, but an hypovolemia (reduced blood level), easily solvable by resting and drinking glucose-free liquids.
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Diabetes will only affect your vision if you let your sugar levels run high, as long as they stay regular/low your eyes should stay fine.
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That is such a major surgery that i would be carefull taking any advice from the internet. It's not the common cold question. you should ask your physician who will probably make that determination based on your individual case. People heal at different rates. It probably wouldn't be wise to base your actions on someone elses experience. Especially not knowing their health background and such. I'm sure if you called your doctor tomorrow then he/she will be able to tell you.
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Medication or surgery. It is very delicate due to the possible release of clots that could cause a stroke or Trans Ischemic Attack (Little stroke)
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to hemorage is to bleed
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Follow the advice I took and things should return to normal shortly after getting your blood sugar stabilized. I actually had a couple of episodes where things went dark and blurry before getting diagnosed. Just get yourself on a serious health kick and you'll be fine in no time. You should find all you need to get started on my little diabetes info webpage...\nhttp://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html
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ok..in english diabetes is the inability of cells to use sugar in the blood due to either a lack of insulin (produced by the pancreas) or the inability for a cell to transport sugar across the cell. because your cells cannot use the sugar it stays in limbo between the cells (high blood sugar)until it is filtered out through the kidneys (this causes alot of pressure and can destroy them). the high blood sugar also puts alot of pressure on the eyes that can cause blindness. another effect if left untreated is pariphial neuropathy..a big word for loss of circulation and feeling in the lower extremities (legs) this can lead to sores that cannot heal (because the cells cannot use the sugar for energy) these are things that do not happen all at once but over time. If you do not keep your sugar under control these things WILL happen...PLEASE take this disease seriously...many times the treatment is diet and exercise depending on how much insulin your pancreas does produce..if this does not work you will need to take medicine every day for the rest of your life (which is much better than the consiquences of not treating it ....amputation, blindness, kidney failure, stroke, heart attack, ect...this list continues to grow.
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you are playing with fire.diabeties is not a joke. you could go on dialyses.have it taken care.better to pay for drs bills instead of ur life
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Your dad is at risk for diabetic retinopathy and cataracts-one of these could be resulting in his visual problems. His history of smoking, diabetes and stroke reduce the blood flow throughout his whole body, including his eyes. Retinopathy is a deterioration of the small blood vessels that nourish the retina. He may experience "floaters", spotty or hazzy vision, or a complete loss of vision. It is important for him to control his blood pressure, blood glucose levels and stop smoking.\nI recommend having regular check-ups with the doctor to monitor any progessive visual problems. If he does have diabetic retinopathy, there is a treatment for advanced cases. This is called Argon Laser Photocoagulation. The laser treament destroys leaky blood vessels and reduces the rate of visual loss.
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you hit the nail on the head, each case is different. A small aneurysm can be done and out of the hospital the next day. Some people never recover from a larger one. My take on it is that it can't be too big, if they are waiting a whole month
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i know Lazar eye surgery, but i don't know your full situation. go to other optometrists to get another opinion. ummm, carrots help your eyesight in the dark.. have fun, don't know much about this subject but good luck
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Globally the most common cause of blindness (and by a significant margin) is loss of transparancy in the lens/cornea.  In the former case this is a cataract, and there are many infectious and other causes of the latter.  In these cases the retina is often undamaged and sight can be restored with a relatively simple operation.\n\nIn the western world, macular degeneration related to diabetes is probably no 1.\n\nIf your retina was torn it has likely been 'welded' back onto the back of your eye where it should be by laser.  This usually leads to some loss of visual field in the area which has been lasered, as the retina is effectively burnt there and does not recover.  There is no reason to think that this will get any worse than it is now, however.\n\nWe are some way from bionic eyes at the moment.
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Kidneys failing is not a good sign, but if docs are still talking about operating, they must be thinking she'll live long enough to see benefits from the surgery.  I'm not a medical professional, but I do know that if doctors don't think a person has a chance, they're not going to make the patient submit to a painful, expensive surgery that will not prolong the patient's life.\n\nI would get this patient to the biggest medical center in the area and make sure that you have the best resources.  Make doctors explain things to you thoroughly so you understand what the situation is.\n\nThe diabetes, if uncontrolled, will greatly increase the level of complications and length of recuperation for this patient.
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It depends on the type of diabetes.\n\nThere are cases of pregnant women that only get diabetes when pregnant, gestational diabetes, which only affects her during her pregnancy. Any surgery wounds should heal normally but there is a chance of developing Type 2 diabetes afterward.\n\nIf the mother already has diabetes, the wound will still heal but it will take a great deal longer.\n\nA small cut on a non-diabetic person of about 2 inches in length, 1/2 inch in depth heals within 2-3 days; a similar cut on a diabetic will take between 3 and 5 times longer. (generalization)
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I am not a nurse or doctor,however,I have been diabetic (type 1) for 36 years. A normal blood sugar reading is between 80 and 120, At 190 sugar spills into your urine. That's when you become thirsty, beyond belief, and start to dehydrate. You will know every washroom in the city because of constant urination. I have been hospilized w/ a reading of about 1200. That was with taking insulin. I had dental work done, and the infection got the best of me. Your reading shows you that your sugar is high, but it is the way the sugar affects your organs that can be fatal. When I had my episode, my potassium levels were screaming high,my kidneys had shut down,I lost the vision in one eye from such a low blood pressure. I was in a coma for a day before anyone found me. I remained so for an additional five days. During that time I suffered a heart attack. Diabetes can be hard to control, even with insulin. Sometimes it becomes more complicated because of the insulin. If you can manage it without..DO IT! Get on a diet recommended by a dietition, get yourself a glucometer to check your sugar at home frequently. Exercise. Show your family the way to deal with it should they eventually have it. Your circulation is compromised, affecting your legs and feet, eyes, and kidneys, skin. High sugar means you will have a harder time fighting infections. Your teeth and gums will need extra care-and you are the only one that can do it. Don't become blind or on dialysis because you can't pass up a candy bar or a chunk of cake. your family needs you, and when you look at their smiling faces, you'll be grateful to be with them. I know I am telling you scary things. I wish someone had really explained to me HOW these things could come to pass. It's because it affects the smallest,tiniest blood vessels in your body. You don't always "just die" from diabetes. You could live a long time with what it can do to you. Good luck to you. I would be so proud of you if you could turn this thing around to become incredibley healthy. This would be the time to do that. If you see that your sugar is rising,for no apparent reason, such as large meal,eating fruit,etc.,call your doctor. It may be from a sinus infection, earache,cut that won't heal. The infection raises your sugar, your sugar makes it difficult to get rid of the infection. And so it goes..round and round. Don't wait for a huge spike in your numbers.