Hiya from a new Type 2

[karloc]

My eyes were very blurry on diagnosis (DX) it lasted about a month and cleared up. I still get blurriness now and then but that is usually due to high BS (Blood Sugars) e.g. over ten.

Thanks, a number of people have said it will take a little while.

It's a pain when I need to see now 🙄.
Just about coping to read this forum by increasing the font size and leaning back a foot to bring it into focus or using my reading glasses but they are varifocal with reading focus at bottom which is not good for looking at monitors.
As I have only just been diagnosed (weekiversary today) I don't know how long my BG has been high (but I suspect some time as a typical man I just ignored symtoms). I started having to have reading glasses maybe 10 years ago when I found my arms were no longer long enough.
Over time it's gotten worse and I now suspect is partly BG levels. It will be a financial pain if I have to get new prescriptions while my sight is still changing/settling down but I can't really work how it is atm 😡.
Switched glasses while writing this and the reading part of varifocals ones gives better and more comfortable vision (I think) and maybe the having to constantly move my head will help towards increasing my activity levels

 

[TheClockworkDodo]

Apparently you can get cheap reading glasses from places like Poundland, which might be a temporary solution.

 

[karloc]

Apparently you can get cheap reading glasses from places like Poundland, which might be a temporary solution.

I think my eyesight is a bit beyond that type of reading glasses, but thanks it does make me think 😉
Have I got any old glasses but I need longer arms so change has gone wrong way for that probably.
Or maybe if I can find my reading prescription (which if I find will be in small print - dam opticians so my wife might have to read it 🙂) I can see if there is a cheap option on the internet.
So big thanks for your idea

 

[karloc]

Decided to get an eye test as I am really struggling with not seeing 😱.
Eye test was free, yay .
Optician did not appear to think my vision would change again, but I am not so sure so will wait until getting new proper glasses.
So have ordered some intermediate glasses at cheapest possible. £19 is not too bad and whilst a bit more expensive that buying online, just feels a bit better getting them from optician in case of issues.
Now the wait for them to be available .

 

[rebrascora]

Decided to get an eye test as I am really struggling with not seeing 😱.
Eye test was free, yay .
Optician did not appear to think my vision would change again, but I am not so sure so will wait until getting new proper glasses.
So have ordered some intermediate glasses at cheapest possible. £19 is not too bad and whilst a bit more expensive that buying online, just feels a bit better getting them from optician in case of issues.
Now the wait for them to be available .

I did the same thing although I also have pound shop reading glasses. I find that the prescription glasses are great for sitting down and reading a book (something I seldom find time for) but for the computer, I much prefer my pound shop ones as the distance is wrong for my PC screen with the proper ones.

 

[karloc]

I did the same thing although I also have pound shop reading glasses. I find that the prescription glasses are great for sitting down and reading a book (something I seldom find time for) but for the computer, I much prefer my pound shop ones as the distance is wrong for my PC screen with the proper ones.

Intermediate lenses are set for focal length of about arms length which is what i need for computer screens. Reading glasses have shorter focal length so don't work for screens unless you get too close.
As i need eye correction just reading glasses would not help .

 

[karloc]

Yay I found a temp eye sight fix