If you have diabetes, it has a high risk of suffering from some eye diseases, among which are cataracts, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.
It is important that your doctor can detect changes as soon as possible, before they could become harmful and irreversible visual symptoms for their ocular health.
1) Visit your ophthalmologist at least once a year, and insist that they perform a complete evaluation with pupillary dilation with the aim of carrying out an exhaustive eye background.It is preferable that if you already know your diabetic status, emphasize that the doctor who attends to be a retina specialist.
2) Control your glycemia levels: If the blood sugar level is too high, it can affect the form of the lens producing blurred vision that improves once these values are stabilized.High glycemia can also cause irreversible damage in the retina vessels.
3) Keep healthy levels of blood pressure and cholesterol: when controlling these parameters, you are not only helping to preserve your visual health, but also your health in general.
4) Avoid cigarette: The risk of diabetic retinopathy problems or other diabetes derived diseases is much smaller if the patient avoids or ceases smoking habits.
5) Exercise frequently: exercise is excellent for your eyes and also for diabetes control.Be sure to actively handle your disease with your trusted ophthalmologist, in order to reduce the risk of eye disease.
