Diabetes Treatment Weblog

Diabetes is a disease that causes alterations in the smaller vessels, which are in the eyes and kidneys.

Diabetic retinopathy is divided into stages according to clinical features. It ranges from a little bleeding that can grow up to produce retinal detachment and glaucoma in advanced stages. Therefore, the most important thing is to control blood sugar levels to prevent future complications appear in the eyes.

It has been shown statistically that a person with diabetes with good metabolic control for 20 years no complications caused by diabetes and poorly controlled unlike people come to have other health problems at 5 years.

Intraocular pressure
Intraocular pressure does not necessarily increase with diabetes, ideally at each visit with your ophthalmologist to make a measurement of intraocular pressure and fundus review.

Screening Tests
Initially welcomed as is the vision, then makes a microscopic test of the presence of cataracts (a condition common in people with diabetes), then reviews the retina through a dilated while intraocular pressure is monitored.

The ophthalmologic examinations for people newly diagnosed should be done once a year, if you have 10 or more years living with diabetes it is best to attend every six months by an ophthalmologist.

Pregnancy and vision problems
During pregnancy it is common for many patients who have myopia increased, causing a decline in mild to moderate vision, however after delivery returns to normal.

Is the laser treatment can limit the passage of light?
The laser is the only thing that makes clotting or cauterizing the veins that are bleeding or are bleeding, does not in any way the passage of light. The passage of light may be limited by the presence of cataracts, common condition in people with diabetes.

I see rainbows
The rainbow around the eyes coupled with eye pain may be due to increased intraocular pressure, sometimes it is taken for any discharge that is on the conjunctiva.

Lens prescription
The lens prescription changes according to glucose level, i.e if over 200mg/dl not worth be sent to make some new lenses for surely you will not see them properly.

Glycosylated hemoglobin gives a controlled parameter as they were last 6 months. For example, the level is 6 multiplied by 20 roughly handled over the past six months a blood glucose of 120mg/dl

The most convenient is to have a glycated hemoglobin test before graduating lenses, however for the costs is not always possible so it is advisable to check the levels are less than 160 mg / dl.

Can cause blurred vision insulin?
No. Some patients have the typical picture of hypoglycemia (low blood glucose levels), cold sweating, feeling of loss of consciousness and decreased vision. However, insulin is not related to vision problems, the contrary is one of the treatments to avoid future complications.

Conclusion
Diabetes is a progressive metabolic disease, so we can curb future complications or delay depends on the control of the individual.

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