Guest guest Posted March 16, 1999 Report Share Posted March 16, 1999 Thank you very much to all that replied to the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 1999 Report Share Posted March 16, 1999 >Thanks Bill & Toni, I think that your probably right. The same things >happens when I do cross stitch. I had to give up cross stitch. I stick my fingers enough intentionally without doing it in the process of a fun activity. <grin> Sorry, just couldn't resist. Lack of sleep is a wonderful thing, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 1999 Report Share Posted March 16, 1999 In a message dated 99-03-16 06:23:48 EST, you write: << However, now I sometimes experience that the sight gets blurred again.> : You got alot of responses to your question about blurred vision and how it related to diabetes. Let me give you my experience. Never had eye problems. Suddenly in August of 1987 my vision went blurry--out of focus. I was aboard an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean and they thought it serious enought to 'fly' me off by plane. I was examined by the top specialist at Naval Hospital in Portsmouth Virginia. He spent a whole after noon and evening with me (he still is my eye doctor to this day). Anyway, he told me I had the start of diabetic disease of the eyes. My type was called retinopathy. He explained all about the blood vessels in the back of the eye 'leaking' and what could be done to prevent it. I asked him how do I get rid of the bluryness? The 'out of focus' I see? The first thing he said to me was: 'YOU MUST MAINTAIN CONTROL OF YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. " He said if you maintained your blood sugar levels, your eye sight would improve. By doing this you will slow down the damage to your eyes from diabetes--you couldn't stop it but you could slow it 'way' down. So , your eyes could be telling you something you already know: You have diabetes. Go to an Ophthalmologist--someone who specializes in eye disease. Let him look in the back of your eyes and see what he finds. My eyes went blurry and out off focus in 1987. The blurred vision never got better. I had laser treatment to seal off the blood vessels in the back of each eye in 1997. My diabetic eye disease has spread to my good right eye and now when I try to read or look at something, it is like looking through a thin cloud of fog. Somedays are better than others. And I try to keep in Control of my blood sugar levels because each day is anothe day of sight. Tomorrow I might not be able to see anything. All the other replys you had did say to watch your blood sugar levels. I agree but you also should have a specialists look at your eyes to see if any damage has been done. If I remember correctly, you have only been a diabetic for a short period of time; so there might not be any damage discovered. But it doesn't hurt to see. God's Speed. ***Robin*** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 , I wear glasses, however before i was diagnosed i could hardly read my computer screen with them on. Now that I am being treated with tablets my vision has cleared so much that i dont need my glasses at all!!!! My specialist told me that the reason for this is, the shape of your lens in your eye and how well you can see is dependent on how hydrated you are. If you have been dehydrated (i was severely dehydrated) then that could be the reason why your vision changes. Tehanne ----Original Message Follows---- Hi, Before I was diagnosed with diabetes I experienced my sight was blurred. After starting treatment with tablets, the sight became clear again. However, now I sometimes experience that the sight gets blurred again. I have a suspicion that it may be related to when I eat to much and are not keeping the diet as I should. Is this a normal symptom - should it be taken serious, or is it just normal for a diabetic that the sight is sometimes clear, sometimes blurred, even when under treatment? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Have you visited our new web site? http://www.onelist.com Onelist: Helping to create Internet communities Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 Tehanne wrote: >, > >I wear glasses, however before i was diagnosed i could hardly read my >computer screen with them on. Now that I am being treated with tablets >my vision has cleared so much that i dont need my glasses at all!!!! > >My specialist told me that the reason for this is, the shape of your >lens in your eye and how well you can see is dependent on how hydrated >you are. If you have been dehydrated (i was severely dehydrated) then >that could be the reason why your vision changes. > Hello Tehanne, Thank you the mail and it's good to hear about the positive effect of your tablet treatment on your sight. It must have been like a miracle to be able to see without your glasses again! I was diagnosed with (light) glaucoma just after I was diagnosed with diabetes (II - in jan. 99). I also had problems with a toe infection that wouldn't dissapear. The doctor therefore told me that many of the symptoms would dissapear if I controlled the bg and lost some weight. He emphazised that it was necessary to loose weight to avoid future complications. I didn't know that dehydration could affect the sight. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 Robin, thank you for your tips. In about 2 weeks I am to go at hospital and be investigated by doctors and nurses that specialize in diabetes. I will tell them about the eye-symptoms. Maybe it is a sign that I have diabetic disease in my eyes. Again, thank you. Re: Vision blurred >From: RSMYTH1000@... > >In a message dated 99-03-16 06:23:48 EST, you write: > ><< However, now I sometimes experience that the sight gets blurred again.> > >: > >You got alot of responses to your question about blurred vision and how it >related to diabetes. Let me give you my experience. > >Never had eye problems. Suddenly in August of 1987 my vision went blurry--out >of focus. I was aboard an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean and they >thought it serious enought to 'fly' me off by plane. I was examined by the >top specialist at Naval Hospital in Portsmouth Virginia. He spent a whole >after noon and evening with me (he still is my eye doctor to this day). >Anyway, he told me I had the start of diabetic disease of the eyes. My type >was called retinopathy. He explained all about the blood vessels in the back >of the eye 'leaking' and what could be done to prevent it. I asked him how do >I get rid of the bluryness? The 'out of focus' I see? The first thing he >said to me was: 'YOU MUST MAINTAIN CONTROL OF YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. " He >said if you maintained your blood sugar levels, your eye sight would improve. >By doing this you will slow down the damage to your eyes from diabetes--you >couldn't stop it but you could slow it 'way' down. > >So , your eyes could be telling you something you already know: You have >diabetes. Go to an Ophthalmologist--someone who specializes in eye disease. >Let him look in the back of your eyes and see what he finds. My eyes went >blurry and out off focus in 1987. The blurred vision never got better. I had >laser treatment to seal off the blood vessels in the back of each eye in 1997. >My diabetic eye disease has spread to my good right eye and now when I try to >read or look at something, it is like looking through a thin cloud of fog. >Somedays are better than others. And I try to keep in Control of my blood >sugar levels because each day is anothe day of sight. Tomorrow I might not be >able to see anything. > >All the other replys you had did say to watch your blood sugar levels. I >agree but you also should have a specialists look at your eyes to see if any >damage has been done. If I remember correctly, you have only been a diabetic >for a short period of time; so there might not be any damage discovered. But >it doesn't hurt to see. > >God's Speed. >***Robin*** > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 Oluf, thank you for your mail. The funny thing, however, is that my bg has been within the borders (3mmol/10mmol) for the last two months. I understand from some of the members that the blurred vision might be due to the bg being out of control, but it isn't. Regarding dehydration, maybe I should drink some more water. I have noticed that I drink much lesser water now than I did just a few weeks ago, so it may contribute to the problem. - In a few weeks I will go to the hospital to be examined by doctors and nurses. - As you may know, - here in Denmark, when a person is diagnosed with diabetes, after a while, they are called to be examined at the hospital. Again, thank you for your advice. Re: Vision blurred >From: Metaforum-sson@... (OLUF JOHNSSON) > >Hi . >Blurred vision should, as far as I know, only be a transient phaenomenon until your >in good control again. How were / are your readings? >Do you drink sufficient water? Are you sure, you are well hydrated? > >The changes in eye-sight are due to dehydration / hydration changes of your >eye lences. It may take some weeks for the lenses to adjust to normal >fluidcontent. > >In the first weeks of therapy till BG is again in " normal " range you should not drive >due to these changes of eye sight. >Oluf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 , I didn't answer the question, because I am as curious as you relating to my blurred vision. This last year has been bad in regards to my vision. Margie Norgaard wrote: > > > Hi, > > Before I was diagnosed with diabetes I experienced my sight was blurred. After starting treatment with > tablets, the sight became clear again. However, now I sometimes experience that the sight gets blurred again. I have a suspicion that it may be related to when I eat to much and are not keeping the diet as I should. Is this > a normal symptom - should it be taken serious, or is it just normal for a diabetic that the sight is sometimes > clear, sometimes blurred, even when under treatment? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Have you visited our new web site? > http://www.onelist.com > Onelist: Helping to create Internet communities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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