Diabetics: Don’t Turn a Blind Eye to Vision Screenings
Diabetics who do not look to their long-term health may find themselves walking blind -; diabetes can cause a cluster of degenerative eye problems. Diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease, is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. In diabetic retinopathy, blood vessels in the eye become blocked, encouraging new blood […]
Diabetics Beware: Valuable Tips to Prepare for a Cough, Cold or Flu
Each year, an average of 200,000 Americans are hospitalized because of flu complications, but people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are three times more likely to face complications that may be fatal, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The best step is prevention, and anyone with diabetes should seriously consider […]
Diabetics: Put Your Best Foot Forward
Most Americans might not know to associate diabetes with feet, but diabetics can endure a whole host of foot problems. Diabetes can cause nerve damage in the feet, so patients can’t feel things that would send a healthy person limping, such as small cuts or foreign objects in shoes. This, combined with poor circulation, which […]