Diabetes can affect your body in many ways.
Diabetes can affect your body in many ways. It affects the body’s ability to make or use insulin effectively to control blood sugar (glucose) levels. Insulin is a hormone that is used to convert glucose (which the body gets from food) into energy that the body needs to function properly. When a person is diagnosed with diabetes, it means that he/she has too much glucose in the blood. Diabetes can damage the heart, kidneys and blood vessels. It even damages the small blood vessels in the eye. Even if diabetes is well controlled, it can affect your vision.
How does diabetes affect the eyes?
Diabetic eye disease includes potential eye problems that can affect a patient. These complications in a diabetic’s eyes can include diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, cataracts, and glaucoma. There are 4 main contributors to a diabetic eye, these include:
-Uncontrolled high blood sugar
– High blood pressure
– Unmanaged high cholesterol in the blood
-Excessive smoking
What are the symptoms of diabetic eye disease?
-Blurry vision, or seeing everything very blurry.
-Frequent change of vision sometimes from day to day.
-Dark areas or loss of vision.
-Inability to understand or detect colors.
– Dark spots or streaks (also called floaters).
– Flashes of light.
-Anxiety in the corners of the eyes.
However, there is something to know about this condition and its early eye symptoms. According to experts, there are often no early symptoms of diabetic eye disease. One may not even experience any pain or vision changes as damage begins to build up inside the eye, especially with diabetic retinopathy.
How to manage diabetic eyes?
According to experts, uncontrolled diabetes can cause severe damage to the eyes and can also lead to vision loss or blindness. But it can be managed with some simple lifestyle changes, or simply by taking care of the condition. Listed below are some of the best ways to manage diabetes and keep your eyes healthy.
Check your blood glucose levels regularly.
-Manage blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
-Exercise regularly to keep blood pressure and obesity under control.
-If you smoke, get help to quit smoking.
-Do a comprehensive eye exam once a year.
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