Newly diagnosed... need help about my vision

Juicyj said:

Hi @daffadam Welcome to the forum

Sorry to hear about your vision, this can take a couple of weeks to settle down, it will go back to normal, just a result of having run high BG levels for a while, if you have any concerns though then see your GP. There have been other members posting about blurry vision after diagnosis so it is fairly common, I find when my BG levels are running high that my vision can get blurry, so it's a good incentive to watch your BG levels carefully

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Dark Horse said:

As previously said, blurred eyesight can occur temporarily when there has been a large fluctuation in blood sugar.

Completely separate to that, in the UK, your GP should refer you to your local Diabetic Eye Screening Programme and you should be offered an eye screening appointment within 3 months of diabetes diagnosis. This is a specialist test for diabetic retinopathy and is separate from (but complementary to) the routine tests done at the optician. (Although, confusingly, in some parts of the country these tests may be done by opticians who have undertaken additional specialist training and operate under the auspices of the Screening Programme.)

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Resurgam said:

Changes in BG do make your eyes go blurry - it is the differing concentrations in the various fluids which cause it - you should find that things even out in a little while.
Don't go getting tested for glasses and spending loads of money as they could be useless or even unnecessary in a few weeks.
You should be checked for retinopathy - which should be automatic, but that is a different thing altogether.

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