Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects millions of people across the country. This condition impacts how the body turns food in to energy and often results in too much glucose in the body. This can cause a wide variety of issues from head to toe, and potentially lead to future health issues.
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Interested in learning more about this condition that affects millions of Americans? We’ve created a concise and informative list of the most important information pertaining to the symptoms, causes, and risk factors of type 1 diabetes.
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Cataracts is a vision condition that affects the lens of the eyes. Protein in the lens builds up making your vision cloudy, blurry, fading colors, increasing your sensitivity to light, and making it difficult to see at night. We look into the most common causes and risk factors for cataracts.
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They say our eyes are the windows to our soul, but they can also be the windows to more serious health problems, if you know how to look for them.
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The likelihood of developing diabetic retinopathy increases the longer a person has diabetes, especially if their blood sugar is chronically high. And while symptoms of this eye complication may be slow to develop, it is possible for it to eventually cause blindness. Read on to learn more about the signs, causes and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy, as well as what can be done to prevent it from occurring altogether.
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The American Optometric Association recommends a yearly eye exam for all adults. Do you know why? The eyes are literally windows to our overall health and wellness. Not only do they offer a bird’s eye view of basic vision health—gazing into your peepers presents a reflection of the arteries, nerves, and veins in the rest […]
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