[SarahRenee]

Originally Posted by Stacman

I didn't want to start a new thread when others dealing with the same topic already exist (I hope you don't mind SarahRenee).

Not at all!

[Moose]

Originally Posted by Stacman

My question after all this (for a first post it had to be something of substance) is had anyone experienced the same thing and had their normal vision return after an extended period (barring any damage)? I can wait it out, but I've been relatively normal for a few weeks now and I'm getting anxious to be able to see clearly again.

I've experienced this twice so far, my vision would continually blur so much that I became more and more short sighted.

So much so that I couldn't see further than a meter away..

I have not yet been to an eye specialist, but one thing which is worrying me now is that my blurred vision is now affecting my ability to read things close to me. (i have to squint to read my computer monitor)

I suppose I should make an appointment with the specialist, but procrastination is one of my worse qualities.

[fgummett]

Hi Moose and Welcome to DF!

Are you testing your blood sugars to see any relationship between high sugars and blurred vision?

[Stacman]

This whole thing about the vision is baffling to me. Obviously, I had had high blood glucose for some time before diagnosis and didn't lower until I started taking oral medications. But my vision seemed to be affected before starting the medication, so if the cause is supposed to be related to a drastic change in blood glucose and the eyes adapting, or not adapting fast enough, why the change while being high in the first place? I've been within relatively normal ranges for almost a month, and I'm still waiting for the eyes to snap back.

I'm seeing the opthamologist for the first time this afternoon. I have no idea if he's an expert in diabetic vision problems, but one can only hope. I'm getting impatient and almost afraid to eat anything that could risk my levels swinging high again and delaying their recovery. All the variables related to diabetes is frustrating at best.

[Staceyy]

My dh went blind for about 30 days when he was first diagnosed with diabetes. We were scared to death as he drives for a living. The eye doctor said a lot of times when you go from high blood sugar levels to low quickly it can take the eyes time to stabalize. Dh went back to 20/20 vision within 30 days and was allowed to return to work.

Stacey
The Diabetic Pastry Chef

[HelenM]

Going back to the original question about retinopathy progression and tight control. This article has some info on the mechanism.Retinopathy progression

Theres a more reassuring graph with this label.

A 3% drop in HbA1c may increase the progression rate for 1-3 years. But after 3-4 years of good control, progression rates drops significantly (lilac line). In the long term, good control causes much less progression