Behind my father's suffering lies diabetes

My father was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 32.

He was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes to start with and in 2005, he underwent a bypass heart surgery and thereafter he was treated with insulin.

During the days of his heart bypass surgery his creatinine level was 3.5, above the normal range, which unfortunately we didn't understand and the doctors didn't explain to us.

Eventually around 2008 my father's blood sugar started falling down. The physician advised us to get his kidney function test and liver function test done.

Following the tests his reports revealed his creatinine level as six, hence he was diagnosed with CKD (Chronic Kidney Failure).

My mother started all the possible treatments one could think of. Belonging to an Indian family, and as you would be aware of all the myths in India, she consulted all the ayurvedic doctors, homeopathic doctors, acupunture and acupressure doctors.

But after all these treatments his creatinine level just increased and didn't fall.

Also my dad's vision started to be affected and we had to rush him to a retina and glaucoma doctor. My father then was diagnosed with acute bleeding in his eye, cataract and diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.

Things were getting worse and worse and there was no going back. The retina doctor said if we didn't get his left eye operated, it will shrink the eye. So my family decided to go ahead with the surgery.

Unfortunately the surgery wasn't successful, as according to the retina surgeon his blood was too thin.

They couldn't put a lense, however they did remove the cataract. A little bit of vision that was left in his left eye was lost as well with the surgery and he was left in complete agony with the increased eye pressure which was 60mmHG and the normal range is 10-21mmHG,  hence causing severe headaches.

His eyeball has been completely ruined and now somewhat grey in colour. We then had to change the retina and glaucoma doctor to get a second opinion and then the eye drops prescribed by the new glaucoma doctor made the pressure fo his left eye go down and get rid of the headaches.

The glaucoma and retina consultants have told us that he would never get his vision back in his left eye as his optic nerves are severely damaged.

My father is now on Haemodialysis three times a week. and will need a kidney transplant soon. To see your near and dear ones suffer so much is heartbreaking.

Behind all his sufferings lies the one disease that is diabetes (a curse) which is a silent killer....

So please all people out there, exercise a lot to keep away from diabetes and the ones who are diabetic please get  regular eye and kidney check ups. Better late than never!

PS If anybody knows about any good eye surgeons who can bring the vision back to my father's left eye, or make it any better, please let me know.