By: Bertil Hjert
Diabetes is a disease where one tends to experience delay in insulin production or unbalanced blood glucose levels. However, most of the times, it is common for people with diabetes to suffer from different complications.
Problems related to the eye are most common among the complications one tends to face due to the development of diabetes in one's body. Eye care is a crucial factor to consider white suffering from diabetes. Medical experts believe that blindness is twenty times more common in people with diabetes!
People with diabetes should take special precautions in order to reduce the risk of developing eye problems.
A) Here are some of the eye care tips coming straight from the experts to you. Make sure that you consider these tips seriously and apply these in your daily life.
1. Go for regular appointments with your health care practitioner, especially an eye specialist in order to detect an eye problem at early stages.
2. Make sure that you maintain good control of your blood glucose levels. This will ensure that you don't have any problems with your eye due to diabetes.
3. Keep your blood pressure in total control. High blood pressure can be a reason to eye disease. Hence, if you have diabetes as well as high blood pressure, it is extremely necessary to take essential steps to control diabetes.
4. Focus on eating a healthy diet. Let your health care practitioner decide a meal plan for you, knowing that you have this disease. Include a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet. Drink plenty of water and steer clear of sugary foods.
5. Exercise regularly. This is very important. It keeps you fit and also regulates the insulin production in your body. Allow your health care practitioner to prescribe some exercises for you.
6. Avoid smoking. It does a lot harm to your body and may also aggravate diabetes. Abstain from smoking and lead a healthy life.
7. Make sure that you get a regular eye dilated eye exam at least once in a year. Do this even if you don't experience an eye related problems. Remember that this exam should be conducted by a doctor who is veteran in the field of treating patients with diabetes.
B) Here is a list of some of the problems related to the eye. You may experience when suffering from diabetes:
a) Glaucoma
It is a condition where the optic nerve gets damaged and ultimately results in loss of sight.
b) Cataracts
It is a disease that is characterized by a clouding of the lens of the eye.
c) Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a type of damage experienced by retina. Retina is the light sensitive area present at the back of the eye.
C) If you experience the following, rush to your health care practitioner on an immediate basis:
1. Vision becomes blurry
2. Visualize double
3. Experience trouble in reading books or signs
4. One or both of your eyes hurt
5. Eyes getting red and stay that way
6. Seeing spots or floaters
7. Straight lines don't look straight
8. Sudden changes in vision
9. Side vision deteriorates
