Newbie asks, could there be a silver lining?

[jamesdee]

Hi everyone,

First, a question.

Has anyone else noticed their eyesight improving once starting treatment for Type-2?

I have worn glasses since the age of 8 for short sight. I am now 40 and since starting my Type-2 pills my eye sight has improved enormously. This is very confusing.

OK, here's my story... drum roll... OK... it's not that dramatic.

My dad has Type-2 so I always knew it was in the gene's.

Over the last 6 months I started losing weight at the rate of 1-2 pounds a week. At first I was pleased till I figured out it had nothing to do with my eating. Then the thirst symptoms. You know 2 gallons of water a day. Did anyone mention I could drink a camel under the table when it came to water?

Anyway, I self-diagnosed and then confirmed with my Doctor 2 weeks ago using the fasting test.

So, I keep waiting for the media to pick-up the story about my getting Type-2 but they seems to be more concerned with fires, earthquakes and stuff... not MY diabetes which to me seems like a HUGE story... OK, to me that is!

Anyway, did anyone else notice their eye sight improving?

-- James in "LA LA Land" aka. Hollywood, CA.

[4519]

I did not notice any eye sight changes. I am farsighted to begin with. The eye doctor said that these kind of problems are not diabetic related - just age got me.

We live pretty close to the recent fires north east of Palm Springs and we have watched the news a lot closer than usual. Believe me on a quiet news day the strangest things will hit the news. My wife took in a duck for homeless man that had been hit by a car - her neice in the east saw it on the news. I guess in between the homes burning and all those other murders and such your footage hit the floor.

[KickStart101]

Hi James And Welcome Aboard. I'm not Type 2 and I didn't
notice Diabeteshelpingmy eyes but stranger things
have happened. Sorry that you were dxd. but I'm glad that
you figured it out. As you know many people go a long time
without knowing and end up having damage done to their bodies.
Then the other People who know it's very possible that they could
have Diabetes but stick their heads in the sands of denial. That's sad.

What?? You're from La-La Land and they didn't put you on the news?
Shame on the media. :tomato: You're certainly newsworthy. :)

[HelenM]

Anyway, did anyone else notice their eye sight improving?
Yes but sadly only temporarily.
When I was diagnosed my BG levels were brought down fairly rapidly with insulin in hospital and I became extremely long sighted, I could see things through the window, miles away in the distance and could not watch the TV as it was too near. By the following week by BG were in the normal range and my sight was back to normal for me... slightly short sighted but I did not need the new prescription I had thought necessary prior to diagnosis.
It was fascinating, a bit scary (with the super sight) but completely normal.

When the BG levels are high the osmotic pressure causes the fluid levels in your eyes to change which alters the shape of the lens causing short sightedness. This can happen gradually especially if the BG rises over a long period of time.
WIth treatment, once BG is lower the fluid levels begin to change again, the lens shape changes again and you can become more long sighted.
If you become stable at 'normal' levels your sight will become what it should have been without the diabetes (not necessarily normal vision).
From your post I understand that you have only been treating the diabetes for a couple of weeks so your BS may be improving but not have stabilised yet hence the changes in vision.

[kgm0612]

HI & Welcome to the forum.

It took over 6 months after being dx'd for my eyesight to improve. I find keeping my blood sugars as close to normal target helps.

Karen

[Tiribulus]

I don't know how closely this relates to your question, but I used to have wierd eyesight issues especially at night while watching TV where I'd see vague kind of floating, blurry rounded shapes. I could never actually look right at them they would sort of slowly swirl around the periphery. The TV would seem out of focus too and I would have a hard time reading text that was on the screen. I've always had 20/20 vision before. It would be at other times as well, but most noticable at night. In the last several months since bringing my levels down to near sanity this has totally stopped.
>>>--Tiribulus->

[judyblue]

James,

I don't have any eyesight changes, but my concentration sure improved when the sugars came down.

I fully understand about the "news" aspect. When I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes 14 years ago, I remember telling people. And 99% responded with "I guess you can't have things with sugar in them". I would go on to inform them..."no, not just that...glucometer...blah blah blah...finger sticks blah blah blah....meal plan...." But they had turned away and started another conversation by that time. I don't remember getting a shred of sympathy.

That's why it is good to be here. Misery sure loves company. Happy to have you here, but sorry you need it!

[Keezheekoni]

Hi and welcome, James. :)

My eyesight is actually better when my bgs are out of control. I know that I'm getting higher and higher if my sight improves.

Hopefully, for you, that's not the case.

Rikki