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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2392914" data-attributes="member: 41816">Hi and welcomeYes, at [USER=6467]@LittleGreyCat[/USER] says, our eyes can be affected by raised blood glucose.  This can happen slowly, or quickly, and it is rather disorienting when it happens.As your blood glucose levels fall and are brought under control your vision should revert to how it was before they rose, but it can take weeks.  Of course, it is a process of adjustment and may be very inconvenient, but the alternative is to turn up to an opticians and end up paying possibly £100s for a pair of glasses that will only be used for a few weeks.  In addition, if your eyes are adjusting fairly rapidly, you may find that the prescription you were given on the day of the eye test could be out of date by the time the glasses arrive.If it is just a matter of reading glasses, then cheap over the counter ones can fill the gap.For distance viewing, it isn't that simple.</blockquote>

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