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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spirit01" data-source="post: 1068325" data-attributes="member: 272638"><p>Good afternoon all, I'm just experiencing a very frightening time.  I started a low carb high protein diet about 3 weeks ago because at 22 stones (6ft 1) and coming up to 60 I thought it was long over due that I look after myself a bit better.  I exercise quite hard via an allotment and of course I eat delicious fresh fruit and veg.  ashamedly I got into the "birthday" trap at work and there seems to be cakes etc every single day.  I drink very little alcohol but I did enjoy diet coke, bitter lemon, and all other manor of things that I shouldn't have.  I was justifying this by saying to myself that I eat plenty of fresh fruit & veg + I make my own yoghurt.  Got to be healthy surely?  A week ago I woke up and thought that I had "tired eyes" and didn't seem to be able to focus properly.  I've had no headaches, bumps on the head so just thought that I must be very tired.  I should also have pointed out that around 3-4 weeks ago I couldn't stop drinking and apart from water I was also drinking 2-4 pints of skimmed milk a day.  when I went to the loo through the night (every hour) I had to have another pint of water.  If I didn't my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth in the morning.  Anyway, This Monday I went to Specsavers because I thought I had an eye problem.  The Optician didn't even look at me (only the Lady on desk) but advised that I went straight to A&E.  Ok so now I have a brain tumor, an aneurism, or something else that's going to kill me instantly & I panicked.  On my way back to work I stopped at Vision Express for another opinion and at least their Optician came and talked to me and was "dumbfounded" with the advice I'd been given.  He told me about blood sugars etc and managed to make me feel a lot more comfortable.  He advised me to call my Doctor which I did last night and he to was dumbfounded by the A&E advice.  Upshot is that I feel a lot more relaxed about the situation and certainly after looking on here and I'm in for blood tests next Tuesday to see if I have Diabetes and to check on my blood sugar levels.  My reason for writing on here is because I was scared witless earlier in the week but now I know that there is a good reason for my blurred eyes.  If you are still reading thank you for taking the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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