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Hi all

I have recently been diagnosed as type 2 and am currently taking ( and having reviewed) medication to get my levels down. I have an appointment with an optician in a couple of weeks however since diagnosis and medication my eyesight has deteriorated which could be coincidental. My doctor has told me not to worry and discuss with the optician at my appointment, which I will do. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar to me?
 
Paul Crown said:
Hi all

I have recently been diagnosed as type 2 and am currently taking ( and having reviewed) medication to get my levels down. I have an appointment with an optician in a couple of weeks however since diagnosis and medication my eyesight has deteriorated which could be coincidental. My doctor has told me not to worry and discuss with the optician at my appointment, which I will do. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar to me?
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It is good you have an optician appointment but you must tell them that you are newly diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic as they should not prescribe a change in prescription until you eyes settle down.
When people reduce their blood glucose by dietary changes and or medication then their eyes can change and their vision can become fussy and things are out of focus as if blood glucose is high then the environment in the eye is sugary, this will have happened slowly so the brain will have adapted but a sudden drop in blood glucose will result in the eye environment returning to more normal salty so the shape of the eye changes causing the out of focusness.
It is variable in different people how quickly it will settle down, some a few weeks to a few months. It took mine about 7 months to settle, my eyes didn't seem to work together, very annoying as it was my near vision that was affected, distance was OK.
 
Leadinglights said:
It is good you have an optician appointment but you must tell them that you are newly diagnosed as Type 2 diabetic as they should not prescribe a change in prescription until you eyes settle down.
When people reduce their blood glucose by dietary changes and or medication then their eyes can change and their vision can become fussy and things are out of focus as if blood glucose is high then the environment in the eye is sugary, this will have happened slowly so the brain will have adapted but a sudden drop in blood glucose will result in the eye environment returning to more normal salty so the shape of the eye changes causing the out of focusness.
It is variable in different people how quickly it will settle down, some a few weeks to a few months. It took mine about 7 months to settle, my eyes didn't seem to work together, very annoying as it was my near vision that was affected, distance was OK.
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Thank you very much for the reply and information as very useful. My priority at the moment is to get my blood sugar levels down and then hopefully my eyesight will get back to previous levels.
 
Yes a temporary worsening / blurring of vision is quite common whilst bringing sugars down. This should settle once your body gets used to it
 
Yes . i got mega anxious at first but they soon settle .
 
Bring your BGs down slowly. Think it like a divers “decompression?”
You can screw the eyes too fast too soon. High sugar levels in the eye getting back to normal can screw the brain’s perception? I prefer to not take an optician’s test til in a firm safe BG range.
 
Satan’s little helper said:
Bring your BGs down slowly. Think it like a divers “decompression?”
You can screw the eyes too fast too soon. High sugar levels in the eye getting back to normal can screw the brain’s perception? I prefer to not take an optician’s test til in a firm safe BG range.
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Yep this is good advice. Especially if your hba1c was quite high to start with
 
EmmaL76 said:
Yes a temporary worsening / blurring of vision is quite common whilst bringing sugars down. This should settle once your body gets used to it
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Satan’s little helper said:
Bring your BGs down slowly. Think it like a divers “decompression?”
You can screw the eyes too fast too soon. High sugar levels in the eye getting back to normal can screw the brain’s perception? I prefer to not take an optician’s test til in a firm safe BG range.
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Thanks for the advice
 
Welcome to the forum @Paul Crown

Hope your blurry vision resolves as your BGs begin to settle. It can be quite alarming, but usually improves over a few weeks as the brain adapts to the eyeballs which can change shape at higher BG levels because of changes in pressure in the eyes.
 
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