sometimes I get blurry eyes , I'm type 2 on metformin ..... not every day but sometimes I can't see properly , I get blurry eyes it can last hours , I'm not able to drive then as I can't see clearly in front of me . It does go off ...I've told doctor he says it's nothing to do with diabetes , but I got no checks . After 6 moths or more I told diabetic nurse , she said yes diabetic can affect eyes ... I went for a normal eye check at spec savers they said they could see in photo of my eyes something that needed checked out so they wrote to my doctor who after one year I was sent to eye hospital for a scan , I was told I had two very small leakages behind my right eye , nothing they can do ... two months after that I had my yearly diabetic eye check up , results came back all ok , ! I'm now very confused as to how comes diatbetc eye test came back normal yet eye scan said two leakages , I was not told if there wS anything I can do about this , just sent away and get on with it ! Has any one else experienced this ?
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Dark Horse
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One problem that can affect people with diabetes is 'macular oedema'. This is when small blood vessels leak in the central part of the retina and cause swelling. As this progresses, it can affect vision and treatment is available.The diabetic eye test aims to detect this swelling at an early stage before symptoms, such as blurred vision, occur. The problem is that the swelling can't be detected directly from a photograph so the screeners look for 'surrogate markers' which are usually (but not always) present when there is macular oedema.
One 'surrogate marker' for macular oedema is 'exudate' which is small accumulation of fatty substances that have leaked out of the small blood vessels. If these are seen in certain locations on the screening photographs, the patient may be referred to Ophthalmology for further tests such as an OCT scan. It is possible for someone to have exudates without having macular oedema. In that case, no treatment may be needed.
From your description it may be that the optician saw two small spots of exudate and so correctly referred you. The hospital would also see the spots of exudate on their scans which they could describe as leakages. However, if there was no clinically significant macular oedema this would not affect your vision and would not need treatment. Two months later, these spots of exudate may have been cleared away by the body so would not be visible on the screening photos.
Blurred vision can also be caused by problems at the front of the eye such as dry eyes - your optician should be able to advise you.
One 'surrogate marker' for macular oedema is 'exudate' which is small accumulation of fatty substances that have leaked out of the small blood vessels. If these are seen in certain locations on the screening photographs, the patient may be referred to Ophthalmology for further tests such as an OCT scan. It is possible for someone to have exudates without having macular oedema. In that case, no treatment may be needed.
From your description it may be that the optician saw two small spots of exudate and so correctly referred you. The hospital would also see the spots of exudate on their scans which they could describe as leakages. However, if there was no clinically significant macular oedema this would not affect your vision and would not need treatment. Two months later, these spots of exudate may have been cleared away by the body so would not be visible on the screening photos.
Blurred vision can also be caused by problems at the front of the eye such as dry eyes - your optician should be able to advise you.
GrantGam
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My vision gets blurry when my BG is high. This includes post-prandial spikes. Anything over 10mmol/l and I can't seem to see as well. I have a very small prescription for distance vision but don't need it if my BG is tight, as soon as it goes up, I need to wear my glasses.
You might be the same as me?
You might be the same as me?
This morning I was 10.9 .maybe the same as you , how can I get it down though ?
What is post prandial spikes ?
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I started losing the sight in my left eyue over a period of hours. I figured this couldn't be normal so went to AnE. They said I did the right thing. Had a look at the back of my eye something not right. This was a Sunday and they sent for a specialist from the ey hospital ten miles away. He looked wasn't happy with the AnE equipment and made me an emergency appointment for the following day (Monday). On their more sophisticated equipment they could see I had a lung problem. Yes I typed that correctly. So they made me an urgent appointment with the lung man for later the same week. I didn't have the problem they thought I had which I can't remember the name of but they discovered I'm in the early stages of COPD. I had some drops for my eyes and an appointment three months away. When I got there my eye test showed I now had perfect vision .... which I didn't have before all this. The specialist I saw said he's never seen anything like it. This was the top guy for North Wales that I saw on both occasions. Been back for a couple more check ups since and alls well and still perfect.
GrantGam
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That all depends on how your diabetes is treated. If it's diet and exercise, then your only means to reduce blood glucose levels is by a better diet and increased levels of exercise. Diet and exercise really is key for all types of diabetes. Over 80% of T2D's are overweight and not far behind that are the T1's at around 60%. As you take oral medication, you may need to review your doses with your doctor.
This is the highest blood glucose level you have following a meal. It's typically where the majority of diabetics will see their highest BG values over the course of the day.
