I’m diabetic and i see double.?
Posted in Types on 10. Jul, 2010
Question by the_force29: I’m diabetic and i see double.?
Almost 4 months ago, i was in a diabetic coma for 2 weeks after developing pancreatitis. I had what the doctors call pre-diabetis but it was never a effect on my life until the pancreatitis. After getting out of the hospital, the doctors said my vision will be blurry for a while cause my blood sugar, while in the hospital was so high. But now, about a month ago…i went to the eye doctor to get a new prescription and they checked my eye’s for retinopathy. They said i showed no sign of diabetes and everything looked good. I got a new prescription for contacts and glasses. But now, as when i first got the contacts and classes. I see double. The doctors re-checked my eye’s and she said she couldn’t find anythign wrong with my eyes. But the double vision is there. The prescription is fine i can tell..but seeing double makes everything…”blurry”. I did some reading and found it might be focal neuropathy. Can this be fixed with vitamins? if so which ones..or what else can i do?
my blood sugar is now actually doing much better. When i was released from the hospital i was on about 19 different pills a day and 4 shots of insulin…now i’m down to only one shot of insulin a day and 7 pills…
Everythign i find online says that blurred and double vision is a result of focal neuropathy. That, i don’t think, i something a eye doctor can see. They can only see behind the eye…not the entire optic nerve itself….again…just from what i’ve found online
Also…from what i’ve read…focal neuropathy is just something that goes away by itself…with maintained blood sugars. But i see that other forms of neuropathy can be helped by vitamin b and such. It just doesn’t say anything about focal neuropathy being something that vitamin b can also help 
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You apparently didn’t read the entire post. My bloods normalized pretty much and my doctor reduced my amount of medication greatly. Eye doctors cannot see the entire nerve..only the part behind the eye not the part that goes all teh way to the brain. Which can cause damage. Thanks for your contribution though
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Answer by Jupe
How are your blood sugars now? I am a diabetic, and when my sugar gets high, I see double. My doctor tells me it is focal neuropathy, and the only thing I can do about it is to try to keep mt blood sugar down! I hope he is wrong!
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I really suggest that you you find a specialist for the blurry vision and if it continues to get worst then I really think that you are having serious eye problems and if you wait any longer i really and truly believe that it will get much worst before it will get better.
if you had neuropathy your eye doctor would be able to see it. try taking some extra vitamin a, it might help a little bit and keep control of your blood sugar. high blood sugar from a long time ago can still affect your vision. take vitamin a, hope it goes away, and if it doesn’t get a hold of another doctor to take another look.
I unfortunately was in the hospital almost 2 years ago, I was in a DKA(diabetic ketoacidosis) state. I spent 10 days in the hospital , Im fine now but for almost a month after being released I had very very blurry horrible vision, saw the eye doctor and he said there was nothing wrong with my eyes, a month is a long time to me to be seeing double and blurry so I was scared. I did nothing just waited it out and eventually my sight went back to normal on its own. Its been longer for you tho, have you talked to ur doctor about anything you can take as far as vitamins go, mayve thats your best bet.
if u are diabetic u are at a hirgher risk of developing blurred vision or being blind.. sorry thats all i know and hope it helps
If I were you, I would do as this writer has done and get on a real serious health kick complete with a few supplements. A couple that come to mind are Pycnogenol and Ginkgo Biloba. Both seem to help with circulation, and hence, neurological issues. Also, as the others mention, make sure you are keeping that blood sugar as normalized as possible. For more info on those supplements, visit this very helpful webpage: http://www.geocities.com/seabulls69/Type_II_Diabetes.html
FYI I can’t get double vision because I’ve always had a lazy eye. During childhood, I learned to overcome the double vision by seeing out of just one eye at a time (basically ignoring the other, undesired, image). Hence, no depth perception and I was labeled uncoordinated due to my inability to catch a ball in flight and other vision related issues.
. THEY CAN SEE THE WHOLE OPTIC NERVE. AND I HOPE THE TESTED YOU FOR A DETACHED RETINA. AS LONG YOUR SUGAR IS NOT NORMAL OR NEAR NORMAL YOU WILL HAVE DOUBLE VISION. OR FOCAL NEUROPATHY. MAKE SURE THE EYE DOCTORS TEST THE LENSES TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CORRECT, SOMETIMES THEY MAKE MISTAKES. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE A SEVERE DIABETIC, SO THIS MAKES ME THINK IT IS MORE YOUR SUGAR BLOOD LEVEL THEN ANYTHING. MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW YOUR DIET AND GET EXERCISE. KEEP THAT SUGAR LEVEL AS CLOSE TO NORMAL AS YOU CAN. IF IT DOESN’T GET BETTER GO BACK TO YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR, AND HAVE ANOTHER FULL BLOOD WORK DONE.
hi im michele a nurse with the yahoo webgroup sphincterofoddi_pancreatitis. i invite u to join us and get some help from our group. in the meantime, dont give up with your issue of double vision. sometimes subtle eye changes are not seen by a local md.can u go to aq specialty hospital?for instance, in nyc there is a eye institute associated with columbia univeristy. sometimes, diabetes and pancreatits can be from autoimmune troubles like lupus (which i have and chronic pancreatitis). it could also be multiple sclerosis as somew people tend to have overlapping autoimmune diseases. a dietician can help you but certainly vit b12 tends to be low in pancreatitis and thus affects nerves causing neuropathy. so please have an md draw blood for vit b12, vit d, beta carotene, thyroid hormones, and an ana (antinuclear antigen-for lupus etc).goodluck;)michele please feel free to write me offline too