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dry and sore eyes

Charis1213

Charis1213

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Type of diabetes
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Diet only
I've had this now for a few months, it never bothered me until i got the diagnosis of high blood sugar a few weeks back, now I am really scared about it ,
I must explain that i suffer severe panic anxiety depression and i have many many phobias one of them is fear of medication the second is eye drops . My doctor is going to ask if i can have the eye screening done without the drops because i am so anxious about it , no matter how many times people say its okay I am just too frightened because of side effects .

I've had my eyes tested and the photographs taken at the opticians and my doctor got the photos which they sent , she said all looks good and the optician said my eyesight is 20 20 , passed all other tests during the eye test and my prescription was changed because the previous one was wrong and hurt my eyes i couldn't wear my reading glasses .

So because of the dry sore eyes i am getting blurry on and off , I know this is a sign of high sugar , but mine is going down now and my test just now is 8.6 .

Anyone had dry sore eyes with the blurry vision , if so did it resolve ?

Thank you x
 
Blurry vision can also come with decreasing blood sugars - high sugars change the composition of the fluid in the eye and that effects the shape of the lens - when sugars reduce the lens shape changes and may no longer be right for clear vision. . It all settles down once your sugars are stable but many people find their glasses prescription changes
 
Boo1979 said:
Blurry vision can also come with decreasing blood sugars - high sugars change the composition of the fluid in the eye and that effects the shape of the lens - when sugars reduce the lens shape changes and may no longer be right for clear vision. . It all settles down once your sugars are stable but many people find their glasses prescription changes
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Thank you , it is decreasing i must admit so I think you are right, thank you again .
 
A lot of people have vision problems due to high blood sugar. These usually go away once your blood sugar has normalised (so you may find that your "new" prescription no longer works, sorry.)
As regards dry eyes, if it bothers you you could try ointment instead of drops. (I have never got the hang of using eye drops but find that ointment, which you squirt into the bottoms of your eyes, is much easier.)
 
Dry, sore eyes are not necessarily caused by diabetes. Maybe try the Optrex mist that you spray on closed eyes.
 
Fruitella said:
Dry, sore eyes are not necessarily caused by diabetes. Maybe try the Optrex mist that you spray on closed eyes.
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I used to use that when I got dry eyes working night shifts, it’s really easy to apply and very effective.
 
I think it is the sugar coming down and a reaction from that , as today my eyes have been really good and crystal clear , then for about an hour they blurred but not as bad, and now okay so hopefully now the numbers are dropping this is going away .
 
So years ago I was told I had a problem with my tear ducts, basically not working properly to break down the lipids that allow your tears to spread across your eyes properly; hence itchy dry eyes. I was prescribed this and it’s brilliant. Heat it up in the microwave, stick it on your eyes, sit back, relax and a bit of gentle massage of your lower eyelids. Perfecto

https://www.eyebagcompany.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgNe08c3_3gIVROd3Ch1JlAZyEAAYAiAAEgK0LPD_BwE
 
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