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That's strange. I would contact my eye doctor tomorrow and ask them over the phone if you should come in for a check-up. Are you seeing spots at all or it's just blurry? Check your blood sugar levels again.

hi phototaker...

no..no spots, just blurry vision on things i am trying to focus on within three feet.

i know my glaucoma is bad right now with my preasure having gone up some. the eye doc says it is not related to diabetes, just that my glaucoma drops have lost their effectiveness.

i am going through a series of tests for glaucoma right now.

i have noticed that without the other half of my glipizide at night, that my blood sugars are a bit higher in the a.m.

my basic fasting blood sugars for the last few days are from 138 to 157. i think that is way too high.

i want to continue with this lower dose of glipizide, but may end up having to call my endo and probably be told to return to the regular dose i was on.

oh well...

rich

Could be exactly the opposite as well.

There is a lot of sugar in the eye, and any rapid change up OR down will cause a very sudden change in vision.

Sadly (in my case - whose eyesight improved as a result) it is temporary. 6 weeks tops.

That said - there are some very serious eye issues associated with diabetes, so I agree with phototaker - see a doctor. Odds are better than good - that your assumption is correct, but at the very least you will feel better about things having someone more qualified than I am tell you that.

High MockBe, it us usually associated with high blood sugars . Since you are also dealing with Glacoma that would be with an Opthamologist right? If it is an eye specialist that also checks the back of the eyes they can see if any diabetic activity has occured in the eyes such as leaking vessels. The morning blood sugars are elevated but not to a dangerous level but a level to deal with for sure. Their could be a possibility you need a new prescription if you wear glasses and anything the Eye doctor can do about another eye drop for the glaucoma that is effective? Lets see if the glaucoma, diabetes check or newer prescription for glasses based on the new pressure reading for the glaucoma is in play. The blood sugars are what the meter says and no hidden part about the eyes being affected different than what the meter says unless long term control over the years has not been the greatest and whether the vessels or viens are bleeding in the back of the eye. That would be far fetched though since your eye Dr. has let you know nothing to do with the diabetes. Good luck, the professionals are going to get to the bottom of this with you since you know exactly what to ask them. Let us know how it goes. It would be interesting if the Endo brings you back to prior doses of meds and the vision changes back to what you were used to. The item that stands out for me is the increased pressure of the glaucoma and the drops that are no longer effective. I am not the expert though for sure. Just kicking around some thoughts.


krhudson

Rich,
Sorry to learn about your blurry vision and increased glucose levels. There are multiple potential causes for blurry vision, and speaking with your opthalomologist sooner rather than later makes sense.

Blurry vision due to high blood sugar levels is usually when glucose levels are very high, such as well over 300 mg/dl. I would not expect the recent medication change to be an obvious culprit.

In any case, I'm confident your health care team can help you find the answers.

Michael

Hi, Rich.

Certainly check with your doctor but several months ago I posted about my eyesight starting to blur after my A1c went from 8.9 to 6.0. I thought my eyes got worse but when I had an eye exam, the optometrist said my eyes improved & my blurred vision was because my glasses Rx was now too strong. I had to replace 3 pairs of glasses & 1 pair of sunglasses.

hey...now that is interesting.

perhaps in the time since i went from 6.0 back in january to now at 5.8 my eyes have changed also.

and all just in time, as i am getting my eyes looked at this month thoroghly to check on my glaucoma/and have a regula eye exam...

betcha my glasses are needing adjustments eh?

thanks, rich

Rich, very possible. Let us know.

krhudson

does the eye sight go back to normal? ever?

If your blood sugars were really high when you had blurry vision, it can be possible to go back to normal when you bring those numbers down. I talked to a woman who almost couldn't see, and when she brought down her numbers, her eyesight came back to normal.

Do not take ANY CHANCES though, and go in to have your eyes checked for any problems that could have occurred if your blood sugar numbers were high. There is a test done for diabetics that I have every year to check out my eyes.

Does the eye sight ever come back? by lowering the glucose and controling it does it come back?

You NEED to see an eye doctor to give you that answer. They HAVE TO CHECK out your eyes. Dr. Dansinger can't give you that answer. The woman I know who almost couldn't see when her numbers went WAY UP, got her vision back, BUT you may have sustained eye damage. You have to check that out with a qualified eye doctor.

This was an interesting question, but the original post from MockBe (Rich) was almost a year ago. He hasn't been on here for months.

DMH

Possibly this person has an eye problem and that's why he's asking. Only he can tell us.