Diagnosed 2 weeks ago..on Metformin, low carb but eyes blurred! Worried

[nechama01]

Hi everyone.

So glad I've found this space.

Huge wake up call. Diagnosed 2 weeks ago 105, so very high. Taking the metformin, increased to 2 in second week and will discuss more with diabetes nurse tomorrow. I'm vegetarian and have switched to low carb diet and have lost weight in 2 weeks.

Can I ask, have people suffered with blurred vision after taking metformin, is this to with blood sugars dropping/changing after meds and does this settle down...I'm getting quite scared.

Thanks all

 

[nechama01]

I am looking for T2 members of Victoza pen. Have been using for about 3 months but haven't seen my hbac come down at all. I am on the low carb diet but need to get back to the food diary. Also, the Victoza pen is hard to push when using every day. On 1.8 at the moment.

 

[Ian.Mangan]

Can anyone advise how long BG should stay over seven after eating I am getting 14-16 for 2-3 hours

 

[johnnyxs]

Thank you, it's a bit hit and miss but I'm still getting used to it all, hopefully things will start to level off soon. I saw the DN this morning and didn't really comment on the vision, it's all a bit disorienting and affecting my mood so much. Hopefully within a few days my eyes will adjust. Thank you again.

It is a scary period but be assured that within 2-3 weeks your vision will be back to where it was .My vision went blurred overnight some 2x weeks after I was diagnosed .

We often forget that we are ,or should be, responsible for our own health and well being. I took 120ng Gliclazcide twice daily for about 6x weeks and switched to a low carb diet by which time my fasting BG level went from 28 mmol/L to 6 mmol/L so i stopped taking the Gliclazcide . I researched Metformin and decided early on that I would not take it despite that my GP prescribed it. The manufacturers recommend caution if you have Liver issues which most of us do. We can manage our blood glucose levels far more effectively both initially and long term than Metformin can simply by cutting down significantly on the source of the problem.... Sugar and refined Carbohydrates.

 

[hooha]

Hi everyone.

So glad I've found this space.

Huge wake up call. Diagnosed 2 weeks ago 105, so very high. Taking the metformin, increased to 2 in second week and will discuss more with diabetes nurse tomorrow. I'm vegetarian and have switched to low carb diet and have lost weight in 2 weeks.

Can I ask, have people suffered with blurred vision after taking metformin, is this to with blood sugars dropping/changing after meds and does this settle down...I'm getting quite scared.

Thanks all

A fasting blood sugar of 105 mg/ dL doesn't look very high. Up to 125 is pre-diabetes... Am I missing something here ? Perhaps it's an HbA1c of 105 which IS jolly high. I DO wish people would write their units....

 

[Batul]

Hi Hooha, apologies 105 was my HBA1c

 

[Batul]

Hi Batul

Just bear with it. It will get better as folks on here have said. My eyes are a lot better recently as more consistent lower blood sugar readings.

I wish I had discovered this forum earlier. It would have saved me from a lot of anxiety and crying too!

I’m not really sure what to expect on going for my first ever diabetic eye check....

As a newbie myself It’s very encouraging to hear of your positive successes and highlights

Kind regards

B

Thanks Brekkie, as Newbies it's great that peeps on here are able to help with thier lived experiences.

 

[Batul]

It is a scary period but be assured that within 2-3 weeks your vision will be back to where it was .My vision went blurred overnight some 2x weeks after I was diagnosed .

We often forget that we are ,or should be, responsible for our own health and well being. I took 120ng Gliclazcide twice daily for about 6x weeks and switched to a low carb diet by which time my fasting BG level went from 28 mmol/L to 6 mmol/L so i stopped taking the Gliclazcide . I researched Metformin and decided early on that I would not take it despite that my GP prescribed it. The manufacturers recommend caution if you have Liver issues which most of us do. We can manage our blood glucose levels far more effectively both initially and long term than Metformin can simply by cutting down significantly on the source of the problem.... Sugar and refined Carbohydrates.

Thanks jonnyxs, agreed...I can't believe I've lost weight already and brought my BS levels down ( I test) with a vegetarian LCHF diet so much already and pleased I've decided not to take meds any more.

I know things will improve with my eyes, I just want that sinking feeling to leave about it.

 

[hooha]

Can anyone advise how long BG should stay over seven after eating I am getting 14-16 for 2-3 hours

If 7 mol/litre = 126 mg/dL[{ x18 to convert } Then 14 x18 = 250+ mg/dL which is far too high. What is the target ? I use the graph I found here. https://www.bloodsugar101.com/what-is-a-normal-blood-sugar. from Prof Christiansen. Try to stay under the brown line,[ upper limit of " normality" ?} He shows the 2 hour number is about 115 mg/dL, but some other sources say the two hour figure could be 140. Therefore, I guess anything over 140 after 2 hours is bad news.

 

[MimB]

Hi everyone.

So glad I've found this space.

Huge wake up call. Diagnosed 2 weeks ago 105, so very high. Taking the metformin, increased to 2 in second week and will discuss more with diabetes nurse tomorrow. I'm vegetarian and have switched to low carb diet and have lost weight in 2 weeks.

Can I ask, have people suffered with blurred vision after taking metformin, is this to with blood sugars dropping/changing after meds and does this settle down...I'm getting quite scared.

Thanks all

Hi I am a Type 1 but it was my double vision when driving that sent me to the opticians. Eye test wasn't due for another 9 months (2yr cycle). They noted "significant change in 15mths" but gave me new prescription for varifocals which I duly bought. Diagnosed 3 weeks later.
Mentioned to DN that was now having to make my phone and computer screen bigger to read and she suggested I put my old glasses back on as my BG had now returned to normal levels. Hey presto!
Returned to opticians to let them know that I have been diagnosed and that they have clearly not picked anything up all suggested I went to the GP and all they did was put a note on my file to say I'll now be an NHS patient but gave me no suggestions as to what to do with my new £200 useless glasses!!
However had just reminded me that I'm sure I take out insurance so I wonder if I can now claim to have those changed so I have spare glasses with my current prescription.

 

[david4503]

Or the blurred vision could just be a coincidence and have nothing to do with diabetes. Or this. Or that. I would say that speculation is useless and maybe worse than useless — unless it somehow gets you the specialist help you need. As one example, I’ve had periods of blurred vision which could easily be blamed on my diabetes but turn out to have no connection whatsoever. Seek medical help, as they say.

 

[Irishmist66]

Mine is just settling now 5 weeks into diagnosis. I was petrified it would be permanent

 

[Mrs HJG]

I can concur that blurred vision when dropping BG is a shock, and the diabetes team did not warn me about it. I was off work for a month as I couldn't read my computer screen without holding a huge magnifying glass, which left no hands for typing and gave me a headache after a few minutes!

Hopefully you will find your distance will start coming back first, I got confident to be able to go for a walk a long time before I was able to focus on the TV and then finally read my computer and phone.

Scary and frustrating, but probably to be expected, and hopefully time and lower BG will resolve soon enough.

 

[Batul]

Mine is just settling now 5 weeks into diagnosis. I was petrified it would be permanent

So pleased things are settling for you and I take encouragement from that, thank you for sharing

 

[Batul]

I can concur that blurred vision when dropping BG is a shock, and the diabetes team did not warn me about it. I was off work for a month as I couldn't read my computer screen without holding a huge magnifying glass, which left no hands for typing and gave me a headache after a few minutes!

Hopefully you will find your distance will start coming back first, I got confident to be able to go for a walk a long time before I was able to focus on the TV and then finally read my computer and phone.

Scary and frustrating, but probably to be expected, and hopefully time and lower BG will resolve soon enough.

Thank you Mrs HJG for sharing your experience, it's really helpful to hear how things improved for you. I just need to hold my nerve as another post advised. I've taken some time out of work also.

 

[Irishmist66]

@mrshg thank you it's slowly coming back I can see my till again. Had eye screening today so waiting on those results. Also bought a magnifying glass. 5 weeks In. Think they settling

 

[Blip22]

Oh the transient rise and fall,
Buy one get one free,
Two for one or double vision,
All for one, one for all,
Monocular or plano,
Ghosts? Who mentioned ghosts,
Or me and my shadow.
Rise and fall,
BOGOF,
In-between,
Or, from extreme to extreme.
Get even.
Low carb slow carb,
Carburettor?
Carbohydrate,
Rise and fall,
Buy one get one free,
BOGOF.
Get even.
low carb, slow carb
Piston engines!