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07/24/09 07:51 PM

"For the past few weeks the whites of my eyes have been red. I thought this was environmental allergies & that is what my doc says? Increased insulin?"
Asked By: ashleybee  
Category: Vision

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For the past few weeks the whites of my eyes have been red and my vision has been blurred...not terribly blurred but just a little I thought it was dry eyes or allergies. The doctor said that my insulin was high and im just wondering if that is a contributor to having diabetes. What could I do to bring my insulin down? I have been eating pretty healthy for 3 weeks now......

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09/25/09 03:25 PM

Dear AshleyBee; I must admit, I'm not completely sure of your question, however, I do have some thoughts.
The blurring of the vision is an indicator that something is out of balance with the blood glucose levels and possible the cause for the red eyes. As the blood glucose levels rise too high >140mg/dl, this extra blood sugar fuels a pathway that impairs normal functions, throughout the body, and in your case, the very small blood vessels in the eye/lens area causing a slight distortion in vision.

By asking what will bring my insulin down, you are actually inquiring of "how to bring my need for additional insulin use down"(?correct?).

Your insulin being the 'key' to opening cells throughout your body as to allow the circulating food-glucose into cells where glucose does what it is designed to do: build, repair, participate in generating energy and many more functions.

The diagnosis of diabetes is saying your pancreas' islet cells do NOT produce enough insulin to meet demands. Insulin is a hormone, depending on your genetic programming in these islet cells, and other environmental factors insulin production becomes sluggish and potentially exhausted. (Hope this makes sense).

Treatment involves meal planning, physical activity and may include oral medications and/or insulin. Areas to investigate as to help with your own insulin production,

  • tightened up the dietary aspects
  • Eat a wide variety of foods
  • Eat on a regular basis (every 4-5 hours)
  • Eat consistent amounts of carbohydrates (from fruit, milk, bread/starch, and sweets) at meals
  • Eat more high fiber foods (dried beans, fruits, vegetables and whole grains)
  • Use less added fat, salt and sugar
  • Decrease portion sizes, if weight is a concern.
  • increase activity to the ADA's recommendation of 150 minutes per week, per PCP/MD OK , abilities and limitations.
  • Obtain baseline measures and monitor for healthy diabetes control as to stall off any complications.
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