Effects Of Diabetes

Effects Of Diabetic During My 10 years

Eyes Retinopathy (Laser Procedure, Retina Detachment)





Every year I went for my eyes medical check-ups. It was on the 6th of 10 years as an diabetic my eyes undergone laser procedure. I had almost 10 times each of laser procedure to my eyes. Pains was unbearable. Each time the procedure which lasted for forty minutes, my eyes would got blur and cannot even looks into bright light. Then on my 10 years as diabetic, my left eye was operated for retina detachment. It permanently left me blind to my left eye.





Toe Amputation

Although, I regularly took my insulin medications, and followed a proper diabetic diet and had a healthy lifestyle, I might never knew the complications ahead. I had my fourth toe of my right leg amputated due to gangrene. It all started with a small cut and because I did not immediately seek medical help. I developed high fever within 4 days. The wounds started to pass out pus and the skin turned into black. I was admitted to Singapore General Hospital for 2 months. I underwent an emergency operation. as to decrease my fever and to save my toe. The operation took almost three hours. Woke from deep sleep (was anesthesia during ops), found out that I was already pushed back to my own bed in Intensive Care Unit. My feet was bandaged and I thought that my toe was saved. However I was wrong, I was showed my amputation toe in a container and was told that my toe cannot be saved because the bones had been affected. There was I, on my bed crying all night, kept blaming myself. It took me nearly 6 months for me to fully recovered. Besides daily wound dressing, I went for physical therapy after I had (again had an operation) skin graph on my toe.


Numbness/High Blood Pressure

Numbness was the common side effects of diabetic. Both my legs and hands were numb.There was no sensation to it. Then came the diagnoses of High Blood Pressure. During my admission for my left eye surgery, I was diagnosed as having High Blood Pressure. And again my medications was changed and was prescribed with medications for my high blood pressure. Being warned to control my blood pressure, as I had the chances of developing kidney problems.


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