Newly diagnosed... need help about my vision

[daffadam]

Hey all, I was very recently diagnosed with Type 1
I was admitted to Hospital last week with blood sugar levels of 22 and ketone of 7 and PH of 7.3

The whole time I was in hospital my vision was completely fine, then when I got discharged this week it become really blurry. My vision is even worse this morning, even though my blood sugar levels are improving.

Just wondering how long it will be till my vision goes back to normal?
Also do I go to the optician straightaway or do I need to get a special test arranged through my GP?

 

[Juicyj]

Hey all, I was very recently diagnosed with Type 1
I was admitted to Hospital last week with blood sugar levels of 22 and ketone of 7 and PH of 7.3

The whole time I was in hospital my vision was completely fine, then when I got discharged this week it become really blurry. My vision is even worse this morning, even though my blood sugar levels are improving.

Just wondering how long it will be till my vision goes back to normal?
Also do I go to the optician straightaway or do I need to get a special test arranged through my GP?

Hi @daffadam Welcome to the forum

Sorry to hear about your vision, this can take a couple of weeks to settle down, it will go back to normal, just a result of having run high BG levels for a while, if you have any concerns though then see your GP. There have been other members posting about blurry vision after diagnosis so it is fairly common, I find when my BG levels are running high that my vision can get blurry, so it's a good incentive to watch your BG levels carefully

 

[daffadam]

Hi @daffadam Welcome to the forum

Sorry to hear about your vision, this can take a couple of weeks to settle down, it will go back to normal, just a result of having run high BG levels for a while, if you have any concerns though then see your GP. There have been other members posting about blurry vision after diagnosis so it is fairly common, I find when my BG levels are running high that my vision can get blurry, so it's a good incentive to watch your BG levels carefully

Hey thanks for the response, glad to hear it's fairly common.
Though I just borrowed my dad's reading glasses and my vision is so much better now
Also I've booked an appointment with my GP later today

 

[Dark Horse]

As previously said, blurred eyesight can occur temporarily when there has been a large fluctuation in blood sugar.

Completely separate to that, in the UK, your GP should refer you to your local Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and you should be offered an eye screening appointment within 3 months of diabetes diagnosis. This is a specialist test for diabetic retinopathy and is separate from (but complementary to) the routine tests done at the optician. (Although, confusingly, in some parts of the country these tests may be done by opticians who have undertaken additional specialist training and operate under the auspices of the Screening Programme.)

 

[Resurgam]

Changes in BG do make your eyes go blurry - it is the differing concentrations in the various fluids which cause it - you should find that things even out in a little while.
Don't go getting tested for glasses and spending loads of money as they could be useless or even unnecessary in a few weeks.
You should be checked for retinopathy - which should be automatic, but that is a different thing altogether.

 

[daffadam]

As previously said, blurred eyesight can occur temporarily when there has been a large fluctuation in blood sugar.

Completely separate to that, in the UK, your GP should refer you to your local Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and you should be offered an eye screening appointment within 3 months of diabetes diagnosis. This is a specialist test for diabetic retinopathy and is separate from (but complementary to) the routine tests done at the optician. (Although, confusingly, in some parts of the country these tests may be done by opticians who have undertaken additional specialist training and operate under the auspices of the Screening Programme.)

Thanks for the info
Much appreciated

 

[daffadam]

Changes in BG do make your eyes go blurry - it is the differing concentrations in the various fluids which cause it - you should find that things even out in a little while.
Don't go getting tested for glasses and spending loads of money as they could be useless or even unnecessary in a few weeks.
You should be checked for retinopathy - which should be automatic, but that is a different thing altogether.

Yeah I guess that makes sense not to get prescribed glasses yet. But my pick up some temporarily reading glasses, just so I can go back to work next week.