Diabetic macula edema

[Sunshinemaggie9]

Diabetic macula edema do bright lights help and what will help it's getting worse. Supplements or food? I've put bright lights in my apt but now seems worse. Surgeon wants to insert needle in my eye but also have cataracts

[Sunshinemaggie9]

I also have PMR and am on 12 mg prednisone daily for a year and can't taper, terrible pain and reactions when I try. I was started on 15 in dec 2017 and now only down to 12.mg. Sunshinemaggie9

[Koalajane]

I have the same. I don't find bright lights help my sight. I have had 2 injections into my eye and they are working. If that is the treatment go for it as it doesn't hurt as your eye is numbed so much before hand.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

This might help you understand what's going on:

webmd.com/diabetes/diabetic...

Controlling your blood sugar level is the most important part with regard to diet - so cutting carbs is the order of the day there.

The needle in your eye will be to administer the drugs that do slow down the problem.

Is the eye surgeon suggesting having the cataracts removed as they will be making your vision worse.

This

everydayhealth.com/hs/diabe...

suggests keeping all levels of lighting in the house similar as you are less able to adjust moving from bright to dark - and that may be the problem you now have. And it has lots of suggestions for making kiving at home easier.

[BonnyQuine]

Hello Maggie

My husband has had diabetic macular oedema for a few years. It suddenly got very bad a couple of years ago and, since then he's had regular eye injections. Can't predict the future as they haven't been in use for long enough, but they have made a huge difference for the better. (He has scans from time to time to check progress.)

He also had cataracts, and had those removed earlier this year. Wonderful! Now he can drive without glasses!

As PMRpro says, controlling blood sugar levels is key, and cutting carbs will help with that.

AtB.