Question about eyesight issues and pre-diabetes.

I'm having the same issues however I'm type 2 diabetic since last July. My a1c went from 7.0 to 6.4 and recently jumped back up to 6.9. I too was having blurred vision and my eye doctor said my eyes were fine. I'd check your sugars if you can and find out what your a1c is. Your dr should run that.. I also have increased my exercise and have seen my sugars go down. Best of luck!

You can study on the web and learn more about checking your blood levels and beneficial diet for controlling blood sugar. Congratulations on the weight loss as it is a huge victory for you. Eye problems can come with long term uncontrolled diabetes as my sister did when she gained weight and refused to limit her eating to a sensible plan. I couldn't reason with her at all, and she didn't follow the specialist's recommendations. Testing daily will tell you better how to eat and exercise and you will gain confidence about better health. I don't wait until I have eaten too much to see if I have overdone, but test in the morning and count my daily carbs along with staying active to keep the numbers from rising too much. I had eye problems from stress and when I got on top of that, my eyes have been fine. If I overdo on eating once, I know to not do it a second time, and the next day the numbers are better. You get used to behaving yourself with your eating because you know that you are doing the best you can for your health. Keep up the good work. Dorisena

hi! thanks for the response. , but I have a question. Stress??? eye problems..??? I have been under a LOT of stress over the last 11 months... how did you figure out it was stress??? I am in therapy, but stress seems to be part of my life right how. Can you tell me more??? How does stress effect your eye sight???? You have me wondering more..

Stress will cause blood sugars to raise therefore if blood sugars remain high it can effect visions and eye problems

Really what does it do to eye sight

High sugars can cause blurred vision as can stress

wow,, did not know any of this.. boy,, I could be in trouble............

My sugars range from 120 as high as 267 if I eat something high in carbs.. very important to watch carb intake and most importantly exercise somehow at least 4 days a week will make a huge difference. I am having vision issues as well but I have been slacking with exercise.

Neither did i

I am older than most and have witnessed a number of experiences with bad health to make a strict nutritionist out of me. I watched my sister ignore basic instructions about diabetes as she gained weight and lost her ability to reason well. It broke my heart, and she died of several chronic diseases. Before that, I lost the battle with my late husband as he ate himself to death, ignoring diabetes and cancer risks and not following any doctors instructions. He was very uneducated, he was narcissistic, and his arrogance led him to believe he would outlive any threats to his health. His vision declined, and we noticed the dementia for about 15 years. Meantime I read and studied everything I could get my hands on to educate myself because it was useless to reason with my dying husband. In the end, he died a painful, death, and never reconciled with me at all. He was paralyzed and died in Hospice telling lies every minute he was awake.
His friends believed him to the end, and blamed me for feeding him badly. His constant eating was done in restaurants, and he was seldom home during the last year until the squad took him to the hospital less than two months before his death. There was also the alcoholism which he denied for many years. Few doctors will explain the terrible things that can happen to the body with these diseases, as they don't want to scare patients, and they don't want to lose customers. So we need to read, read, read, and ask many questions for clarification. A nutritionist is the best teacher, as well as an endocrinologist. We can succeed in having good health most of the time if we pay attention to weight, diet, exercise, and stress management. There are excellent books on the market, but I have found a couple that are unreasonably strict for my age and ability. My son and I support each other and stay on the success program. You will not die tomorrow if you overeat. But you can live a good life on the right program for you. Let's go, Team! Dorisena