Newbie LADA

[curly247]

Hi, I also just got my diagnosis on Monday 14th, though been on insulin since the 2nd. Confirmed as type 1 (LADA), I will be 50 tomorrow so a bit of a shock! As a bit of background:
I was admitted to hospital as an emergency (33 BG, high ketones) while they figured out what was going on (initially they thought I'd done something daft to make myself ill!), when I left the discharge notes were sent through to GP but not the formal diagnosis/prescription, so they have been checking discharge notes to prescribe meds while waiting for formal diagnosis letter - just another hoop to jump through!
I have had a weekly appointment (online) with a diabetes nurse to talk through whats happening/adjust insulin and am about to start the NHS carb counting course (online - you just need your NHS number to log in).
I too feel its all quite overwhelming, especially as my body doesn't seem to like my bloods returning to 'normal' levels - definitely some brain fog, worse at different points in the day. Also (randomly!) my glasses prescription has changed after 2 weeks on insulin it seems to have reverted to 7/8 years ago!
Anyway, I guess my point is you are not alone and your body might take a while to adjust fully. Best of luck and take care.

 

[helli]

Also (randomly!) my glasses prescription has changed after 2 weeks on insulin it seems to have reverted to 7/8 years ago!

It is common to experience problems with eyesight when first diagnosed.
the way t was explained to me is that our bodies look for ways to get rid of the excess sugar in the blood. This is why frequent weeing is a common symptom at diagnosis. One way we get rid of the sugar is in our tears. Sweet tears have a different focal length to salty tears so our lens slowly adapt to the new tears.
When we start treating our diabetes and bring our sugars down, the tears return to their usual saltiness but it takes some time for the lens to catch up.
Hence, eye sight problems when we are first diagnosed.

Over time (the amount of time varies ... like most things diabetes related) our eyesight returns to normal.
Therefore, it is not recommended to spend lots of money on new glasses. Many people use ready readers during this period.

 

[Leadinglights]

It was about 3 months after diagnosis that I noticed my near vision was all over the place, when blood glucose had gone down from 50mmol/mol to 42mmol/mol but only now 9 months later is is returning to something like normal. I didn't rush to get new glasses as my prescription is expensive.

 

[SB2015]

Hi, I also just got my diagnosis on Monday 14th, though been on insulin since the 2nd. Confirmed as type 1 (LADA), I will be 50 tomorrow so a bit of a shock! As a bit of background:
I was admitted to hospital as an emergency (33 BG, high ketones) while they figured out what was going on (initially they thought I'd done something daft to make myself ill!), when I left the discharge notes were sent through to GP but not the formal diagnosis/prescription, so they have been checking discharge notes to prescribe meds while waiting for formal diagnosis letter - just another hoop to jump through!
I have had a weekly appointment (online) with a diabetes nurse to talk through whats happening/adjust insulin and am about to start the NHS carb counting course (online - you just need your NHS number to log in).
I too feel its all quite overwhelming, especially as my body doesn't seem to like my bloods returning to 'normal' levels - definitely some brain fog, worse at different points in the day. Also (randomly!) my glasses prescription has changed after 2 weeks on insulin it seems to have reverted to 7/8 years ago!
Anyway, I guess my point is you are not alone and your body might take a while to adjust fully. Best of luck and take care.

Welcome to you also. I almost missed your mention oh glasses. Please let things settle for a good while before forking out for new glasses. The optician should know to wait if you have told them of your diagnosis. I had new ones, they apologised for not picking up the diabetes as the change was so big and refunded them.
As you get your levels sorted your body including your eyes will return to normal.
Let us know how you get on.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @curly247

Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. I’ve split your post and the replies into your own thread, to save the responses getting muddled 🙂

Hopefully your eyes will begin to settle over the next few weeks and months. Don’t get a new prescription until your eyes have reverted back to their normal shape. Some people pick up cheap ‘ready readers’ in the meantime if things are really blurry!