Diabetic Retinopathy
January 30, 2009
Having diabetes can affect your life and your health in many different ways. Diabetic retinopathy is just one of the many different medical issues that diabetes can cause. Retinopathy is a weakening of the retina blood vessels. This will affect your vision by making it blurry and distort the information that is sent to your brain.
A person can go blind from this condition if it is not treated quickly. This, of course, can lead to a person becoming dependent upon someone else to help them function in their daily lives. If you have had diabetes for a long period of time, chances are you already have some form of this disease.
There are 3 stages to this disorder. These would be non-proliferative, macular edema and proliferative. Each one of these stages goes from the early beginning of the disorder to eventually becoming blind. There are also many different risk factors that can lead to this. Some of which are pregnancy, diabetes and diabetes types 1 and 2 and poor diet.
If you start to notice certain conditions in your vision such as seeing spots, blurred vision, loss of vision, pain or even fluctuating vision, you need to seek out the advice of a medical professional immediately. The opthomologist will run several tests to determine whether or not you have this disorder. The sooner you are diagnosed, the quicker you can start a treatment plan.
Treatment options that you have are laser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, vitrectomy and reattaching the retina. If you have diabetes, it is important to take care of yourself and your health. Having diabetes can really do a number on your health but of you have high blood pressure, your vision is even more so at risk.
Be sure to follow the doctor’s regimen for your diabetes. Take your insulin correctly if need be and have a healthy diet and exercise program. These things can help you to keep this type of disease at bay for as long as possible and even help you to skip it altogether. So if you have any concerns, speak with your physician and ask many questions.
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