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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mrs HJG" data-source="post: 2485719" data-attributes="member: 552087">Hi, I am all new to this too so can only offer some consolation regarding your eyesight - mine was going a bit 'wrong' for a couple of weeks before I was diagnosed (HbA1C 129.5!!), I thought it was my glasses, but now I know it was the high BG.  However once I started on medication to lower my BG, and went lower carb, my eyesight got worse and worse and for about 3 weeks I couldn't see any detail in anything; started off just unable to read little text on my phone to having to use a 3x magnifying glass just to see the TV!  It was scary and my diabetes nurse and doctor didn't warn me or seemed to care much.I did go to the opticians, I was just about able to see the other side of the room when using the strong reading part of my varifocals, but they said that although my prescription had obviously changed, but I would not order new glasses for at least 12 weeks because chances were I would go back to 'normal' but then. It took about another 3 weeks to get pretty much back to normal so I could read, watch TV and drive again, but it felt like forever.From what I found on here, (when I could eventually see enough<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head    :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" />), I learnt it's quite common, so the panic receded a little, but until I was able to start picking things out in the distance and could read by squinting, I was convinced it was never coning back.So have faith - please be warned it might get a lot worse before it gets better, but if you can see clearly with a magnifying glass, I reckon you will be OK.  Fingers crossed for you x</blockquote>

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