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Oops, my mistake! Still... You did the right thing not getting new glasses. ;) And yeah, I see where it would be a dining-nightmare, though after a while you get the hang of it. And hey, you guys could do what my husband and I do... Normally I'd ask for extra salad instead of fries. But my husband's not adverse to eating my fries, -far, far from it- and I gladly take his salad, which he usually doesn't touch anyway. It's not exactly "done" to switch plates when eating out, but whatever works. And I don't mind making him spuds and just having some extra veggies/meat myself. And sometimes I have a tiny bite of his dessert, just for the taste. There's loads of work-arounds, just takes some getting used to. Perk being, you both fully understand the role of carbs in one another's diet... That makes it less of a chore. :)
 
Don't change your prescription yet because once your sugars settle down your eyes should too!
 
Hi @Benmyers I am newly diagnosed T2 and had the exact same thing with my eyes. It scared me a lot! They are getting back to normal now after 4 weeks, so as others have said, don't worry. Welcome to this forum where loads of lovely people are on hand to support you!
 
Two years diagnosed this year in my 40s. Actually took about 12 weeks for my eyes to settle - i wear contacts so got a variety of disposable ones in different prescriptions. My opticians were amazing and ran every test they had to check there was no retinopathy. Their machines seem more modern than the NHS ones.

Personally I have had to adapt my life quite considerably for T1 so don't feel a failure if you find you can't go running marathons or scaling mountains! It affects us all differently and I get a bit annoyed when the "it hasn't changed my life" brigade start preaching. Lucky them - but we're not all as lucky. You just have to see how it works out.
 
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