November is National Diabetes Month, when communities join to bring awareness to the disease. From an eye care standpoint, diabetic eye disease is a leading cause of blindness in the United States. Early detection and timely treatment can greatly reduce the risk of vision loss and blindness. Diabetes is a condition where the body has too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. This occurs because the body either doesn’t make or can’t use the hormone insulin as it should, causing sugar to build up. … [Read more...] about Diabetic Eye Disease: A Leading Cause of Blindness
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