Diabetes Control can greatly reduce diabetic related eye disease.
Diabetes is reaching epidemic proportion across the globe and the United States has nearly 24 million people already diabetic and more than 50 million “pre-diabetes”. Blindness is the most prevalent side effect of diabetes. There are many modifiable risk factors for diabetic retinopathy including high blood pressure, blood glucose levels and obesity. A United Kingdom study showed a slower progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients who demonstrated intense HbA1c control (this is a test which yields the average glucose level during the preceding 3 months (appropriate goal is 6.5 to 7%).
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