There are days when I get up my vision is blurry and I might be overly sensitive to bright light. This normally starts to clear up by late afternoon/evening. I had no idea what was causing this and would just push through these “eye days” knowing it would pop back to normal.

Sometimes, it feels like there is a grain of sand in my eye as well. I’ve gone to an eye doctor a few times for this and they found nothing. They would ask if my eyes itched and I would reply “not really” and we move on.

Flash forward a few years and I realize part of this is allergy related. Seems so obvious now but it was quite a revelation. Armed with OTC drugs and nose spray things are better. There are days were it will still pop up, but not as frequently.

Today I woke up and am having a bit of an eye day. I write this hunched over my laptop so I can read what I’m typing. We have my kids cat here as well which might be a contributing factor. All of that aside, I was thinking about my high blood sugar numbers yesterday. Would there be any short-term impact to my vision?

Diabetic Retinopathy
Disease of the retina caused by diabetes that involves damage to the tiny blood vessels in the back of the eye.

So, I’m not sure, but maybe. There is definitely a long-term issue. But how much might be impacted by a high blood sugar day is not clear to me. More research is needed, but I will track this in the meantime.