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Eyesight!

becca59 said:
Following driving problems and blurred vision I took myself off to the opticians. It was only six months since I had had new varifocals. The diabetes was not picked up. Three weeks later at aged 54 I found myself in A and E with a type 1 diagnosis. Struggling to see, I bought some off the shelf specs until I could have a re test about 6 weeks later, to enable me to carry on working. Driving was not an option. Luckily my original glasses were ok in the end. It was the most frustrating part of the diagnosis for me. The good news being it sorts itself out in the end.
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I couldn't drive tonight - my eyes can't work out if they want to be long or short sighted right now.

And being miserable just makes me want to reach for the chocolate and crisps! I lost over a stone so I look like I need feeding up, I just don't have sufficient control of my blood sugars to risk it. Keep reminding myself it's only 2 weeks since the doctor suspected diabetes and only 4 days on insulin - but patience isn't a virtue!

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Circuspony said:
I couldn't drive tonight - my eyes can't work out if they want to be long or short sighted right now.

And being miserable just makes me want to reach for the chocolate and crisps! I lost over a stone so I look like I need feeding up, I just don't have sufficient control of my blood sugars to risk it. Keep reminding myself it's only 2 weeks since the doctor suspected diabetes and only 4 days on insulin - but patience isn't a virtue!

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Very early days. Be kind to yourself.
 
I'm not a fan of meds, where they can be avoided, but we're all different.

To be honest, @Circuspony , my advice would be to concentrate on working towards getting your bloods into a better range, and your body will deal with your vision in its own way.

You likely have a lot to get your head around at this stage, without adding more non-prescription drugs into the mix.

Good luck with it all.
 
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