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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Horse" data-source="post: 1087665" data-attributes="member: 52527"><p>If your MIL is in the UK. she should have been offered a diabetic eye screening appointment within 3 months of diagnosis. If she hasn't, she needs to contact her GP to find out what has gone wrong. Although, as others suggest, her blurriness may be caused by high blood sugars altering the refractive power of her lens, it could also be caused by maculopathy (retinopathy of the central area of the retina). </p><p></p><p>Many people with Type 2 have had diabetes for years before diagnosis so may already have retinopathy at their first screening. Treatment for sight-threatening retinopathy is most effective if given BEFORE there is any effect on the vision. Hence, it is important to attend screening and not rely on visual symptoms as at this stage treatment may only prevent worsening of vision, rather than actually improving it.</p><p></p><p>It can be difficult when someone doesn't seem to want to change. Sometimes focussing on all the bad things that can happen scares them into changing, sometimes it has the opposite effect of sending them into denial. You could focus on encouraging some positive behaviours rather than discouraging negative behaviours - for example, inviting your MIL round for a delicious Type 2-friendly meal (so she can see that it's still possible to enjoy food) followed by a nice walk (as exercise helps with insulin resistance). Gradually increasing desirable behaviours may be more manageable than trying to change all at once.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Horse, post: 1087665, member: 52527"] If your MIL is in the UK. she should have been offered a diabetic eye screening appointment within 3 months of diagnosis. If she hasn't, she needs to contact her GP to find out what has gone wrong. Although, as others suggest, her blurriness may be caused by high blood sugars altering the refractive power of her lens, it could also be caused by maculopathy (retinopathy of the central area of the retina). Many people with Type 2 have had diabetes for years before diagnosis so may already have retinopathy at their first screening. Treatment for sight-threatening retinopathy is most effective if given BEFORE there is any effect on the vision. Hence, it is important to attend screening and not rely on visual symptoms as at this stage treatment may only prevent worsening of vision, rather than actually improving it. It can be difficult when someone doesn't seem to want to change. Sometimes focussing on all the bad things that can happen scares them into changing, sometimes it has the opposite effect of sending them into denial. You could focus on encouraging some positive behaviours rather than discouraging negative behaviours - for example, inviting your MIL round for a delicious Type 2-friendly meal (so she can see that it's still possible to enjoy food) followed by a nice walk (as exercise helps with insulin resistance). Gradually increasing desirable behaviours may be more manageable than trying to change all at once. [/QUOTE]
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