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Diabetic Retinopathy - Keep an Eye on your sight
Risk Factors
Having diabetes puts you at risk of retinopathy, whether you have type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes. Your risk increases the longer you have the disease.
 
Other risk factors for diabetic retinopathy include:
  • Poorly controlled blood sugar levels
  • High blood pressure
  • High blood cholesterol
  • Associated Kidney disease like Chronic Renal Failure
  • Pregnancy
  • Hispanic or African-American heritage

Anyone with diabetes is at risk for Diabetic Retinopathy. The risk of developing diabetic retinopathy is related to the length of time one has diabetes and the severity of the disease. However, even people with newly diagnosed diabetes can have retinal disease that needs treatment. Also, diabetic retinopathy can develop in people with excellent blood sugar control. If the diabetes is mild, can be managed by proper diet.

Women who have diabetes during pregnancy should be examined for diabetic retinopathy each trimester. Pregnancy sometimes can worsen diabetic eye disease.
 

 

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