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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jasminebella" data-source="post: 1087469" data-attributes="member: 194640">I've had this same problem. I was diagnosed as being type 2 diabetic 3 weeks ago Hba1c 137 and put on 3x 500mg of metfromin daily.  I felt like a new person almost immediately I started taking the tablets, more energy, stopped needing the loo so often and didn't need to drink so much,and slept through the night for the first time in years( bliss) but my eyesight went completely blurry . I couldn't read, work was a nightmare as couldn't read  anything on my computer screen or see any of my data to work on. I found this to be quite distressing.i had to ask my colleagues to read certain texts and numbers  to me. I bought some cheap reading glasses with stronger lenses from Home & Bargain for a couple of pounds and these have helped. I have also stuck religiously to a low carb diet  since I have been diagnosed, and this week my eyesight has begun to improve. It's not yet back to where it was before I started on the metformin, but maybe it's still settling or maybe I will eventually need to have a different prescription, but I can now read without needing a magnifying glass or strong reading glasses. I've been for my diabetic eye test ( where the back of your eye is photographed) and everything is okay there. My optician has said to wait a while longer yet before getting my eyes tested for a new prescription - give them time to settle.Be patient, keep up with the exercise and better diet and hopefully you'll see an improvement like me. Fingers crossed.</blockquote>

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