Hi,
I'm new here in this forum, I found your topic is so useful about LASIKS.
I have type-I DM for almost 2 years now (I'm 26 yrs old)
I'm planing on doing Lasik, and i'm going to check up my eyes
on this mid november so I would like to ask you a few questions how to prepare myself before eye examination if you don't mind.
Does the blood sugar have to be controlled strictly before eye exam?
Because I heard about how the fluctuation of blood sugar can lead to corneal edema, and in diabetes we have fluctuation of vision all the time so it makes me worry about that , my latest A1C (last 3 months) was 7.3. And I sometimes have hyper and sometimes have hypo. Thank you for reading my message. And thank you for your useful topic to let me know about Lasik and makes me feel more confident to do it.
Thank you.
Aire
If your A1C is 7.3, then you're good to go. The operation itself last ten minutes at most, so controlling your blood sugar during is easy. But yes, you definitely want to have your BGs in tight control that day and the days following as best you can because out of whack blood sugars will hinder the healing process.
Huge fluctuations and poor control in diabetes will lead to severe glaucoma and cataracts, etc. but with an A1C of 7.3, you shouldn't worry about that. People with A1Cs around 9 and 10 and 11 are definitely at risk.
To prepare, check your BG a lot more than usual the day of your surgery and check as often as you can afterwards. The best thing for recovery from lasik is to sleep sleep sleep and rest your eyes. The first day is really irritating, but within 24 hours you'll forget you ever wore glasses!
-Ginger