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NO LONGER NEED TO WEAR DRIVING GLASSES

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Sherlock221b

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This admittedly is a strange scenarios. I've been type 2 diabetic for 15 years and using a pump now since 2010. Hba1C for last 2-3 clinic visits has been approx 6.2 average so fairly stable BG.

Have been wearing glasses for long distance vision and reading for 8 years now. Prescription has never really changed that much. Suddenly about 3 weeks ago I forgot to put on my driving glasses, jumped in car and drove off. Suddenly remembered about 1 mile away, pulled in and was amazed that I could see fine to drive. Turned around and headed home and drove perfectly. Checked when I got the glasses on and found there was no difference wearing them to not wearing them. Don't even need them now to watch TV either. Strangely do still need my reading glasses though for all reading, computer work etc.

Anyone have any ideas as to what's happening. It's not as if the BG was so high, then settled and blurred vision returned to normal, as is usual for newly diagnosed patients.

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi i too noticed a dramatic change in my eyesight after only a few short weeks of low carbing i can now read the sky banners and tv guide without glasses and sometimes feel i have someone elses glasses on if you get my meaning i think i may have to have my eyes re tested as i only had them tested and got new glasses 7 weeks prior to being diagnosed after thinking my eyesight had deteriorated :roll:
 
Hi Gally,

It's so strange and in many years of having diabetes I have never experienced anything like this. From having to wear glasses for long distance vision inc driving particularly, to suddenly finding that I no longer need them has been one of the oddest things that's happened to me.
 
Hi sherlock i know its weird isnt it ? i wear variofocals and although i still need them for reading i find that when im using them for any other reason ie looking further afield than the end of my nose lol i have to look over the top of my glasses i find i can see in the distance better without my glasses :shock: i was reading through a few posts about it on hear last night and it seems to happen quite a lot , just before i was diagnosed i did have quite bad problems with my eyes i was constantly rubbing them to try and clear the blurryness and also had very itchy and inflamed woke up every morning with my eyeballs stuck to my lids but it seems to have cleared up now
 
I wore glasses for driving for many years, then about 7 years ago I had a normal eye test (not the diabetic one) and I was pronounced normal vision without glasses!

The optician (opthalmist?) was not surprised and said it can happen as we get older as the eye ball shape changes and alters focus or something like that. However, for long journeys I still wear my glasses, it just feels better and I feel it is less strain on my eyes, anyway I have to get a bit more wear out of my designer prescription sunglasses!

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So glad you posted this! I'm newly diagnosed type 1 and have worn glasses for driving since 2005. I went for an eye test prior to my diagnoses because I felt I couldn't focus properly when driving. Turned out my glasses were suddenly too strong. I though it was weird at the time but even weirder since I suffered a lot with blurred vision since diagnosis. I haven't been for another eye test yet, need to wait for levels to stabilise apparently. We'll see what happens. Maybe something good can come out of all this diabetes malarky after all??!! :-)
 
Diabetes is indeed a strange thing Mrs Mac. In my case it's even odder that I've been diabetic for years and well controlled via a pump, therefore my eye changes cannot be put down to the normal high BG newly diagnosed have which then settle after diagnosis, allowing the eyes to return to 'normal'. I've had to wear glasses for driving and also for reading for years now, then suddenly don't need them for driving any longer!
 
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