In celebration of world diabetes day today,we will be educating you on diabetes and how it affects your eyes(diabetic retinopathy)in the following weeks.
Diabetes is a lifelong condition that causes a persons blood sugar level to become too high.its the 7th leading cause of Death (WHO) and one of its debilitating effect is blindness.
There are two main types of diabetes,type 1 and type 2.most common being the type 2.
90% of people in the UK with diabetes are type II diabetic.lifestyle changes can help control your blood sugar level,especially with type II diabetes,these changes include eating healthy,regular exercises ,and regular blood sugar test to make sure it’s controlled and yearly eye test to make sure it’s not affecting the health of your eyes/retina.
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Good read. Thanks