metformin

[rosdoc1]

Hi I have been diet controlled type 2 for 3 years. just put onto metformin 500mg x 2 per day, 21st dec 2017. coping with many of the side effects but after about 5 days on meformin, I now have blurred vision. My practice nurse said it is probably caused by my high blood sugar levels. But seems a coincidence that after 5 days i now have blurred vision. have read on some websites, it is because my blood sugars have been so high for so long my eyes have adjusted, now on metformin it is bringing my sugars down and my eyes cannot cope with the drop in sugars, this was backed up by DRS nurse. Anyone else suffer from this and if so is it temp.

 

[ringi]

It is temp, but get an eye test in a few weeks time if it is still going on, as you may need a revised glasses prescription.

 

[daisyduck]

No personal experience of this but I have read of the same thing several times on here. I've heard that it does stabilise and you are advised not to change glasses for a while

 

[rosdoc1]

It is temp, but get an eye test in a few weeks time if it is still going on, as you may need a revised glasses prescription.

Thank you.
was getting worried.

 

[rosdoc1]

No personal experience of this but I have read of the same thing several times on here. I've heard that it does stabilise and you are advised not to change glasses for a while

Thank you


feel a bit better now

 

[Resurgam]

Is your BG lower?
Metformin is not a BG lowering medication, it affects how your liver releases glucose so perhaps it can stop highs but it doesn't create lows.

 

[4ratbags]

It can create lows unfortunately. Once I got my BS down to the 5's I was having constant hypos, I stopped my Metformin and I was fine.

 

[rosdoc1]

It can create lows unfortunately. Once I got my BS down to the 5's I was having constant hypos, I stopped my Metformin and I was fine.

Thank you

 

[rosdoc1]

wakened this morning and first in 2 weeks feel my eyes are a bit clearer, got retinopathy appt Tues, hopefully the blurred vision is clearing,

 

[shelley262]

Hi sorry to hear about your blurred vision I had some vision probs with blurring in early days but didn’t last long. As others have advised just don’t get new glasses until your bg readings are stable as diabetes def affects prescription - now I’m having low bg my prescription is very different to when they were high.

 

[blanc71]

I do believe it has caused my left eye to blur as well.
I've lost 5 stone (down to 12 stone) and still continued to take 3 metformin a day.
Whilst on holiday in August I had the sulphur burps and 1night of sickness,I stopped the metformin and the next morning my left eye was much sharper ,stopped them for another day and again better sight.Other issue is my BS levels don't go above 6 after a meal and usually sit 4.5