scabaskiblio
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Does anyone else with CFRD have trouble reading? Not cognitively, but visually, as in it is hard to focus on the words on the page.
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CFRD and reading
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scabaskiblio
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Does anyone else with CFRD have trouble reading? Not cognitively, but visually, as in it is hard to focus on the words on the page.
scabaskiblio
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Does anyone else with CFRD have trouble reading? Not cognitively, but visually, as in it is hard to focus on the words on the page.
coltsfan715
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I have had that at times - but I will say that blurry vision is a symptom of HIGH blood sugar. You may want to check your blood sugar when you have this problem. I had the blurry vision mostly right before I was diagnosed with diabetes. I don't get it so much anymore - since I have been treated with insulin the past 7 years for my sugars.
Also you may want to get your vision checked. It is important for diabetics to get their eyes checked frequently. Medicare should cover eye exams every year - even if they don't cover lenses. It is important because if you are diabetic and your sugars are not controlled you can develop blood clots and hemorrhagging (sp? - I know that is wrong but oh well) on the backs of your eyes - the hemorrhages can lead to blindness if not detected and treated. Hence the reason it is important to not only manage your sugars well (on top of the many other problems out of control sugars can lead too) but it is also important to have your eyes checked.
I would be willing to bet that if you are having troubles all the time it is more of a bad vision problem than a diabetes problem though. Just my thoughts on that - from experience. I was really worried about my eyes this past year cause I was getting blurrier vision than normal. I got my eyes checked and they were fine in respect to any problems caused by diabetes but my vision had gotten much worse. My doc said that it is typical for a persons vision to decrease a good amount in their early to mid 20s and that typically it evens out and stabilizes in the late 20s. That is moreso for the people that have vision problems - not for everyone.
Hope you get everything worked out.
Take Care,,
Lindsey
I also wanted to add that blurry vision can be a sign of low blood sugar as well - hence the reason some people experience blindness when their blood sugar drops. I normally don't experience that though - I get temporarily deaf (creepy).
In case you did not know - that happens with low blood sugar because your body starts to shut down the functions that it does not NEED to survive in order to conserve energy and save the sugars it needs to survive for the more important things like your vital organs. That is why sometimes peoples limbs go numb, you experience vision loss, hearing loss, disorientation and so on.
Also you may want to get your vision checked. It is important for diabetics to get their eyes checked frequently. Medicare should cover eye exams every year - even if they don't cover lenses. It is important because if you are diabetic and your sugars are not controlled you can develop blood clots and hemorrhagging (sp? - I know that is wrong but oh well) on the backs of your eyes - the hemorrhages can lead to blindness if not detected and treated. Hence the reason it is important to not only manage your sugars well (on top of the many other problems out of control sugars can lead too) but it is also important to have your eyes checked.
I would be willing to bet that if you are having troubles all the time it is more of a bad vision problem than a diabetes problem though. Just my thoughts on that - from experience. I was really worried about my eyes this past year cause I was getting blurrier vision than normal. I got my eyes checked and they were fine in respect to any problems caused by diabetes but my vision had gotten much worse. My doc said that it is typical for a persons vision to decrease a good amount in their early to mid 20s and that typically it evens out and stabilizes in the late 20s. That is moreso for the people that have vision problems - not for everyone.
Hope you get everything worked out.
Take Care,,
Lindsey
I also wanted to add that blurry vision can be a sign of low blood sugar as well - hence the reason some people experience blindness when their blood sugar drops. I normally don't experience that though - I get temporarily deaf (creepy).
In case you did not know - that happens with low blood sugar because your body starts to shut down the functions that it does not NEED to survive in order to conserve energy and save the sugars it needs to survive for the more important things like your vital organs. That is why sometimes peoples limbs go numb, you experience vision loss, hearing loss, disorientation and so on.
coltsfan715
New member
I have had that at times - but I will say that blurry vision is a symptom of HIGH blood sugar. You may want to check your blood sugar when you have this problem. I had the blurry vision mostly right before I was diagnosed with diabetes. I don't get it so much anymore - since I have been treated with insulin the past 7 years for my sugars.
Also you may want to get your vision checked. It is important for diabetics to get their eyes checked frequently. Medicare should cover eye exams every year - even if they don't cover lenses. It is important because if you are diabetic and your sugars are not controlled you can develop blood clots and hemorrhagging (sp? - I know that is wrong but oh well) on the backs of your eyes - the hemorrhages can lead to blindness if not detected and treated. Hence the reason it is important to not only manage your sugars well (on top of the many other problems out of control sugars can lead too) but it is also important to have your eyes checked.
I would be willing to bet that if you are having troubles all the time it is more of a bad vision problem than a diabetes problem though. Just my thoughts on that - from experience. I was really worried about my eyes this past year cause I was getting blurrier vision than normal. I got my eyes checked and they were fine in respect to any problems caused by diabetes but my vision had gotten much worse. My doc said that it is typical for a persons vision to decrease a good amount in their early to mid 20s and that typically it evens out and stabilizes in the late 20s. That is moreso for the people that have vision problems - not for everyone.
Hope you get everything worked out.
Take Care,,
Lindsey
I also wanted to add that blurry vision can be a sign of low blood sugar as well - hence the reason some people experience blindness when their blood sugar drops. I normally don't experience that though - I get temporarily deaf (creepy).
In case you did not know - that happens with low blood sugar because your body starts to shut down the functions that it does not NEED to survive in order to conserve energy and save the sugars it needs to survive for the more important things like your vital organs. That is why sometimes peoples limbs go numb, you experience vision loss, hearing loss, disorientation and so on.
Also you may want to get your vision checked. It is important for diabetics to get their eyes checked frequently. Medicare should cover eye exams every year - even if they don't cover lenses. It is important because if you are diabetic and your sugars are not controlled you can develop blood clots and hemorrhagging (sp? - I know that is wrong but oh well) on the backs of your eyes - the hemorrhages can lead to blindness if not detected and treated. Hence the reason it is important to not only manage your sugars well (on top of the many other problems out of control sugars can lead too) but it is also important to have your eyes checked.
I would be willing to bet that if you are having troubles all the time it is more of a bad vision problem than a diabetes problem though. Just my thoughts on that - from experience. I was really worried about my eyes this past year cause I was getting blurrier vision than normal. I got my eyes checked and they were fine in respect to any problems caused by diabetes but my vision had gotten much worse. My doc said that it is typical for a persons vision to decrease a good amount in their early to mid 20s and that typically it evens out and stabilizes in the late 20s. That is moreso for the people that have vision problems - not for everyone.
Hope you get everything worked out.
Take Care,,
Lindsey
I also wanted to add that blurry vision can be a sign of low blood sugar as well - hence the reason some people experience blindness when their blood sugar drops. I normally don't experience that though - I get temporarily deaf (creepy).
In case you did not know - that happens with low blood sugar because your body starts to shut down the functions that it does not NEED to survive in order to conserve energy and save the sugars it needs to survive for the more important things like your vital organs. That is why sometimes peoples limbs go numb, you experience vision loss, hearing loss, disorientation and so on.
coltsfan715
New member
I have had that at times - but I will say that blurry vision is a symptom of HIGH blood sugar. You may want to check your blood sugar when you have this problem. I had the blurry vision mostly right before I was diagnosed with diabetes. I don't get it so much anymore - since I have been treated with insulin the past 7 years for my sugars.
Also you may want to get your vision checked. It is important for diabetics to get their eyes checked frequently. Medicare should cover eye exams every year - even if they don't cover lenses. It is important because if you are diabetic and your sugars are not controlled you can develop blood clots and hemorrhagging (sp? - I know that is wrong but oh well) on the backs of your eyes - the hemorrhages can lead to blindness if not detected and treated. Hence the reason it is important to not only manage your sugars well (on top of the many other problems out of control sugars can lead too) but it is also important to have your eyes checked.
I would be willing to bet that if you are having troubles all the time it is more of a bad vision problem than a diabetes problem though. Just my thoughts on that - from experience. I was really worried about my eyes this past year cause I was getting blurrier vision than normal. I got my eyes checked and they were fine in respect to any problems caused by diabetes but my vision had gotten much worse. My doc said that it is typical for a persons vision to decrease a good amount in their early to mid 20s and that typically it evens out and stabilizes in the late 20s. That is moreso for the people that have vision problems - not for everyone.
Hope you get everything worked out.
Take Care,,
Lindsey
I also wanted to add that blurry vision can be a sign of low blood sugar as well - hence the reason some people experience blindness when their blood sugar drops. I normally don't experience that though - I get temporarily deaf (creepy).
In case you did not know - that happens with low blood sugar because your body starts to shut down the functions that it does not NEED to survive in order to conserve energy and save the sugars it needs to survive for the more important things like your vital organs. That is why sometimes peoples limbs go numb, you experience vision loss, hearing loss, disorientation and so on.
Also you may want to get your vision checked. It is important for diabetics to get their eyes checked frequently. Medicare should cover eye exams every year - even if they don't cover lenses. It is important because if you are diabetic and your sugars are not controlled you can develop blood clots and hemorrhagging (sp? - I know that is wrong but oh well) on the backs of your eyes - the hemorrhages can lead to blindness if not detected and treated. Hence the reason it is important to not only manage your sugars well (on top of the many other problems out of control sugars can lead too) but it is also important to have your eyes checked.
I would be willing to bet that if you are having troubles all the time it is more of a bad vision problem than a diabetes problem though. Just my thoughts on that - from experience. I was really worried about my eyes this past year cause I was getting blurrier vision than normal. I got my eyes checked and they were fine in respect to any problems caused by diabetes but my vision had gotten much worse. My doc said that it is typical for a persons vision to decrease a good amount in their early to mid 20s and that typically it evens out and stabilizes in the late 20s. That is moreso for the people that have vision problems - not for everyone.
Hope you get everything worked out.
Take Care,,
Lindsey
I also wanted to add that blurry vision can be a sign of low blood sugar as well - hence the reason some people experience blindness when their blood sugar drops. I normally don't experience that though - I get temporarily deaf (creepy).
In case you did not know - that happens with low blood sugar because your body starts to shut down the functions that it does not NEED to survive in order to conserve energy and save the sugars it needs to survive for the more important things like your vital organs. That is why sometimes peoples limbs go numb, you experience vision loss, hearing loss, disorientation and so on.
scabaskiblio
New member
Thanks, Lindsey, that is helpful. I have just started taking insulin and it seems to have helped the problem somewhat. My blood sugars do tend to run ridiculously high (>300) even though my fasting sugars are still normal. I have had my eyes checked recently, however, and they are not damaged, but like you my vision is much, much worse. Maybe the blurriness is partly due to eyestrain from reading too much.
scabaskiblio
New member
Thanks, Lindsey, that is helpful. I have just started taking insulin and it seems to have helped the problem somewhat. My blood sugars do tend to run ridiculously high (>300) even though my fasting sugars are still normal. I have had my eyes checked recently, however, and they are not damaged, but like you my vision is much, much worse. Maybe the blurriness is partly due to eyestrain from reading too much.
scabaskiblio
New member
Thanks, Lindsey, that is helpful. I have just started taking insulin and it seems to have helped the problem somewhat. My blood sugars do tend to run ridiculously high (>300) even though my fasting sugars are still normal. I have had my eyes checked recently, however, and they are not damaged, but like you my vision is much, much worse. Maybe the blurriness is partly due to eyestrain from reading too much.