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Aspirin & Retinopathy

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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The eye dr. told my type 1 with retinopathy hubby not to take aspirin because it produced symptoms sinilar to what kids who take aspirin & get Reyes syndrome from it in their eyes get. I’d say the best thing to do is to ask your eye dr. Good luck! Peace to all! Peace & have a nice day! Cheryl Harrell Personal Quote: "Cheryl, huh?" By: My folksinger friend ADG "Support Finding A Cure For Diabetes". By: ME ****NO SPAM PLEASE! THANK YOU! **** :)

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I haven’t been following this news group for some time so this subject may have already been covered before…. I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 30 years, 5yrs ago I had laser treatment on my left eye & the eye clinic has just noticed some new changes in my right eye. I’ve read a lot recently in the popular press about using aspirin to treat various diabetic complications & wondered whether anyone had been prescribed aspirin to control the progress of their retinopathy? Has it been effective? What does did you take? Any side effects? Paul

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I have no direct knowledge of this, but since hemorrhage is part of the problem in diabetic retinopathy, aspirin doesn’t sound like it would be beneficial. It may very well help prevent heart problems, but people taking aspirin really do bleed easier. -MT – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I haven’t been following this news group for some time so this subject may have already been covered before…. I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 30 years, 5yrs ago I had laser treatment on my left eye & the eye clinic has just noticed some new changes in my right eye. I’ve read a lot recently in the popular press about using aspirin to treat various diabetic complications & wondered whether anyone had been prescribed aspirin to control the progress of their retinopathy? Has it been effective? What does did you take? Any side effects? Paul

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any info re: normal pressure glaucoma

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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I am a 41-year old female diagnosed with normal pressure glaucoma last year. I have had substantial loss of vision in my left eye. My ophthalmologist has prescribed 3 different medications: Timoptic, Xalatan, & Trusopt. Reading about the side effects has scared me almost as much as the idea of going blind does. From different medical journals I have read, I’m not sure that conventional treatments even work on this kind of glaucoma. My IOPs have never been over 15 when tested; last month they were 10. My visual field test remained unchanged from a year ago which is the only good news I’ve had lately. I’d like to hear from anyone in a similar situation or medical professional who could help. Thanks. Susan

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On 8 Sep 1998 23:17:16 GMT, sub…@aol.com (SuBeal) wrote: >I am a 41-year old female diagnosed with normal pressure glaucoma last year. I >have had substantial loss of vision in my left eye. My ophthalmologist has >prescribed 3 different medications: Timoptic, Xalatan, & Trusopt. Reading >about the side effects has scared me almost as much as the idea of going blind >does. From different medical journals I have read, I’m not sure that >conventional treatments even work on this kind of glaucoma. My IOPs have never >been over 15 when tested; last month they were 10. My visual field test >remained unchanged from a year ago which is the only good news I’ve had lately. > I’d like to hear from anyone in a similar situation or medical professional >who could help. Thanks. Susan

Well, my pressures only rose into the 20s when I acquired extensive glaucoma only in one eye, and the situation has remained as such for 8 yr. Timoptic, Betoptic and laser iridotomy never accomplished anything. This occurred during my 50s and 60s. I would advise doing some reading of medical journal articles to establish some idea of probabilities of success of various strategies under your particular physiological circumstances. Dr. Ritch may have something to offer; he has a wealth of information on a wide range of glaucoma cases. If you see him, you should learn as much as you can and do whatever testing he may give that you can be certain is totally non-invasive. I would comment though, that while I have never met this physician, but have noted his strong efforts to move and fund researchers toward new solutions to glaucoma problems and have received considerable information from him in the past via e-mail, I have noted also that he sometimes jumps too soon to conclusions, and have received an e-mail from and conversed with a female patient of his to whose eye he did something detrimental that apparently was not properly pre-understood by her and agreed upon beforehand. I would use caution there if you see him at the NYEE facility. Ray

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Hi; Dr. Robert Ritch responds: 41 y/o with LTG and severe damage is so rare as to be almost unheard of. Make sure there isn’t something else going on – this merits an MRI. Happy to see you if you want to come to NY. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -sub…@aol.com (SuBeal) wrote: >I am a 41-year old female diagnosed with normal pressure glaucoma last year. I >have had substantial loss of vision in my left eye. My ophthalmologist has >prescribed 3 different medications: Timoptic, Xalatan, & Trusopt. Reading >about the side effects has scared me almost as much as the idea of going blind >does. From different medical journals I have read, I’m not sure that >conventional treatments even work on this kind of glaucoma. My IOPs have never >been over 15 when tested; last month they were 10. My visual field test >remained unchanged from a year ago which is the only good news I’ve had lately. > I’d like to hear from anyone in a similar situation or medical professional >who could help. Thanks. Susan

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glaucoma detecting

admin — Mon, 18 May 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important? —–== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==—– http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading

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Hi; robe…@ns.net wrote: >I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a >company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer >for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? > The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about >producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes >in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important?

Dr. Robert Ritch responds: We have one. We are using the latest software. We are trying to develop its clinical usefulness. Right now, it’s only confirmatory – it doesn’t diagnose anything that I can’t diagnose by routine methods. It has potential uses and is good for following some patients.

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -On Tue, 19 May 1998 17:50:15 GMT, bo…@tiac.net (Ray Bonar) wrote: >Hi; >robe…@ns.net wrote: >>I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a >>company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer >>for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? >> The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about >>producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes >>in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important? >Dr. Robert Ritch responds: >We have one. We are using the latest software. We are trying to >develop its clinical usefulness. Right now, it’s only confirmatory – >it doesn’t diagnose anything that I can’t diagnose by routine methods. >It has potential uses and is good for following some patients.

Does it need significantly more sensitivity to be ahead of the pack, or is the problem just pretty much one of characterization of what constitutes (pre-)glaucomatous damage? Ray

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from what i’ve been reading, low pressure glaucoma is more common than previously thought and is rather hard to detect. perhaps this device can detect it hence it would be very important at least for that? __________________________________________________________________ Web-Based Time Tracking journyx WebTime is FREE for 60 Days at (512)834-8888 http://journyx.com/wts.html c…@journyx.com —————————————————————— > I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a > company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer > for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? > The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about > producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes > in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important? > —–== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==—– > http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading

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On Mon, 18 May 1998 23:13:36 GMT, robe…@ns.net wrote: >I just got sent an article in from the San Diego Business Journal about a >company (Laser Diagnostic Technologies) that produces a nerve fiber analyzer >for glaucoma. Has anyone heard about or been tested with the machine (GDx)? > The article states it can detect glaucoma at an early stage, and talks about >producing a digitalized map of nerve fiber layers and measuring the changes >in optical qualities of light. Why are these tests important?

http://www.laserdiagnostic.com/ Ray

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Narrow angles

admin — Sun, 10 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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Hi Jay; Bruce & Jan McFadden wrote: >I’m new to this group. I was diagnosed with narrow angle glaucoma and >have had laser iridotomy in both eyes to correct the situation. At >present, my IOP is normal and there has been no damage to the optic >nerve. However, since the iridotomies did not open up the angles, I >might

prednisone & blood glucose

admin — Sat, 29 Mar 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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I’m using a friend’s account to post this. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s just about two months ago and am now on 60mg of Prednisone. Thank God, I start tapering off tomorrow. I’ve gained 35 lbs. in 6 weeks. My appetite is insatiable. Anybody else?

I’ve been on and off prednisone for six years, but I’ve never had it affect my appetite like it has this time! I’ve been back on 20mg for two weeks and all I can think about is food. Of course before I went back on the pred. I was living on boiled eggs, mashed potatoes and yogurt ; -) . Now that I’m not in pain all the time I want to eat all day! Cynthia Bonnett Hilmar, CA

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During my first bout of crohns I dreamed of knockwurst, sourkraut , and beans with two kinds of mustard. I was on 60 mg at that time and eating powdered masked potatoes. You can imagine!

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Prednisone made me gain lots of weight too ( I was heavy to begin with) and it does stimulate the appetite. I sometimes get the shakes when I am taking it and have not eaten in a while. I was told this is normal and to split my meals into six small ones the help with the shakes. It helps, but I am still hungry all the time. Prednisone also make me hallucinate and think there are bugs in the walls, thank the Lord I know that it just is not so. suzi

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’m using a friend’s account to post this. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s just about two months ago and am now on 60mg of Prednisone. Thank God, I start tapering off tomorrow. I’ve gained 35 lbs. in 6 weeks. My appetite is insatiable. Anybody else? Two lines form for the prednisone parade. Those that can’t eat and lose weight due to pain. And those of us that trade our knife and fork for a shovel. Both the prednisone and IBD malabsorbtion cause over eating.

This is so good Leon – ….."…those of us that trade our knife and fork for a shovel". When one of you write something that just hits home, I can’t help but laugh out loud. While its not funny that our meds can have such drastic effects on our life – both good and bad, it sure helps to tolerate it when you can look for the bright side. We are simply amazing … those of us that go from malabsorbtion to warp-speed consumption. jeannie

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Two lines form for the prednisone parade. Those that can’t eat and lose weight due to pain. And those of us that trade our knife and fork for a shovel. Both the prednisone and IBD malabsorbtion cause over eating.

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Yes it raises blood sugar and blood pressure as well. Usually when you go off it the blood sugar will go down, although it some cases it can bring out latent diabetes. another side effect brought to you by prednisone. I had high blood sugar when I was on it. Kathi

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Here’s another pred side effect to be aware of: glaucoma. This is an increase of the pressure inside your eyes. During a regular eye exam while I was on pred, my eye doctor found the increase in pressure. He just wanted to keep an eye on it (excuse the pun). Well, when I went off prednisone, the pressure dropped back to normal. Since I’m on and off prednisone, my eyes will just have to be watched closely for damage from the increases in pressure.

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Along with all the other bad results from prednisone, does anyone know if it can raise your blood glucose and give you diabetes symptoms? My blood pressure and cholestorol numbers have already risen substantially since I have been taking pred this time – of course that may just be from the way I have been eating, which I also like to blame on the pred. Thanks for any info. Yes it raises blood sugar and blood pressure as well. Usually when you go off it the blood sugar will go down, although it some cases it can bring out latent diabetes. another side effect brought to you by prednisone. I had high blood sugar when I was on it. Kathi

It gave me (or unmasked) full blown diabetes. I have been on insulin,but am presently taking gyberide. Ian

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: Here’s another pred side effect to be aware of: glaucoma. This is an : increase of the pressure inside your eyes. During a regular eye exam while : I was on pred, my eye doctor found the increase in pressure. He just : wanted to keep an eye on it (excuse the pun). Well, when I went off : prednisone, the pressure dropped back to normal. Since I’m on and off : prednisone, my eyes will just have to be watched closely for damage from : the increases in pressure. : I think I had a similar experience when I was taking prednisone. I had difficulty focussing on objects at a distance. My doctor thought that it was likely due to the medication, and he was convinced when my vision returned to normal after I stopped taking the prednisone. That gave me quite a scare, though. I have never had difficulty with my vision before. This may explain why Transport Canada was quick to revoke my private pilot medical as soon as they heard that I was taking prednisone. Are there any pilots out there with CD that have managed to keep their medical? | Faculty of Engineering, Carleton University _ o :

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In a screening at work I recently discovered that my fasting blood glucose was high at 120. I am on a prednisone taper from 40, currently at 20 and dropping. Also taking 20 of 6-MP for CD. I went to my regular lab yesterday to see if they confirm the high blood glucose. Along with all the other bad results from prednisone, does anyone know if it can raise your blood glucose and give you diabetes symptoms? My blood pressure and cholestorol numbers have already risen substantially since I have been taking pred this time – of course that may just be from the way I have been eating, which I also like to blame on the pred. Thanks for any info. Scott

Prednisone can either raise your blood glucose temporarily for the period of time you’re on significant amounts of it, or it can trigger a genetic predisposition for diabetes that won’t go away once you’re off it. It’s a good idea if either of those things happen to you to keep your sugar intake down while on the stuff.

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My blood sugar was suddenly at 296 fasting last fall – I was on 40 mg of prednisone since june for a flare up. The doctors’ consensus is that the prediosne triggered a predisposition to get diabetes. With glucophage the sugar levels became more manageable, but my liver functions were off the wall in a subsequrnt blood test. So I quit glucophage, am at almost off prednisone at 2.5 mg every other day, and my fasting sugar is noiw 135-140. In my experience, yes, prednisone can cause your blood sugar rlevels to rise, to trigger diabetes, and that the blood sugar levels drop as the predinsone dosage is lowered. Rory

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Hi Brenda; I’m convinced that prednisone can have long term consequences beyond the immediate pressure elevations. Though genetically predisposed to glaucoma, my I.O.P. was under 20 until I got on the steroid see-saw in 1987. Thanks to 6-MP I haven’t taken a steroid since 1992, but my pressure continued to rise. Up to three different meds numerous times a day, and a full course of argon laser only postponed the inevitable trabeculectomies in 1995. I was not yet fifty at the time. My mother was in her sixties, and my uncle in the seventies before they had to deal with their glaucoma. It’s strictly antidotal, but I strongly suspect the steroids hastened the onset of my glaucoma. When coping with I.B.D., it’s easy to put aside checking on eye problems that seem relatively inconsequential. I felt I already had an small army of Doctors helping me. But it’s so important to the big picture of one well being. So please, if there’s any glaucoma in your family, or even if there isn’t, and your suffering taking steroids, please be extra careful to monitor your eyes. Ray Bonar – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Here’s another pred side effect to be aware of: glaucoma. This is an increase of the pressure inside your eyes. During a regular eye exam while I was on pred, my eye doctor found the increase in pressure. He just wanted to keep an eye on it (excuse the pun). Well, when I went off prednisone, the pressure dropped back to normal. Since I’m on and off prednisone, my eyes will just have to be watched closely for damage from the increases in pressure.