Eye sight

[jasonff]

Hi I’ve only recently been diagnosed as type 2 and started on metformin last week, but I’ve noticed my long sightedness has improved a lot but my short sightness seems to of gone a bit blurry when reading? Is that normal

 

[KennyA]

Hi jasonff and welcome to the forums. My experience has been that changes in blood glucose levels also affect the sugar concentrations in the vitreous and aqueous humours in the eye - the clear stuff that fills your eyes. That affects how light passes through and can affect vision - it did for me.

Someone on here advised me years ago not to fork out for a changed prescription/glasses until my eyes had adjusted to new lower gucose levels - very glad I took the advice.

 

[jasonff]

Ok thank you I just spoke to someone else who has type two they said the same about long sighted improving. Only had the proscription glasses in December. as least I know it’s a normal reaction thank you

 

[Adeeb]

Hi
What is your current age?

 

[Robbity]

I found early on after being diagnosed with T2, my eyesight tended to fluctuate slightly at times, and was made aware that this could happen but should - and did - settle down. I tended to be most aware of changes when using the computer. I already wore glasses but waited till things settled before I considered changing prescription, but as far as I remember things just went back to nornal.