More and more we start seeing just how prevalent Diabetes has been in recent times, especially on an international scale. It’s been stated by the International Diabetes Federation, roughly 425 million adults alone are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. They have also claimed that by around 2045, the number would increase to be 629 million total.
In terms of how it affects the eyesight of a person, there have been cases documented where diabetes has been a leading cause towards blindness among other things such as heart attacks, kidney failure, and more. Therefore, it should be important to be knowledgeable towards understanding how to prevent diabetes with the proper treatment and medication needed. That and adopting a perfectly good and healthy lifestyle.
What Exactly Is Diabetes?
Diabetes is known to be a chronic disease in which a certain hormone known as insulin is either underproduced or ineffective in the way it usually regulates blood sugar in the body. If this disease is uncontrolled, a person can lead to having hyperglycemia, or commonly known as high blood sugar. This can severely damage the body’s blood vessels and even the nervous system.
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