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Retinopathy Common in Diabetic Adults

Posted: Monday, August 23, 2010

Nearly 30% of U.S. diabetes patients over the age of 40 may have diabetic retinopathy, with 4% of this population affected to the point where their vision is threatened, suggests a new study.

Computers Effectively Detect Diabetes-Related Eye Problems

Posted: Sunday, May 23, 2010

People with diabetes have an increased risk of blindness, yet nearly half of the approximately 23 million Americans with diabetes do not get an annual eye exam to detect possible problems. New methods can now help in screening for retinopathy.

US Health-Risk Surveillance Results

Posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010

Results from January 2007 to December 2007 from the Behavioral Risk Surveillance System (BRFSS), an ongoing telephone survey of US adults on health-risk behaviors and the use of preventative healthcare services related to the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, were reported last week.

Diabetic Eye Disease More Severe in African-Americans Who Consume More Calories, Sodium

Posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010

High intakes of calories and sodium appear to be associated with the progression of retinal disease among African American patients with diabetes.

Researcher Links Diabetic Complication, Nerve Damage in Bone Marrow

Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010

A research team led by a Michigan State University professor has discovered a link between diabetes and bone marrow nerve damage that may help treat one of the disease's most common and potentially blindness-causing complications.

Study Finds the Cause of Blindness from Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2010

A Michigan State University scientist has finally discovered how high blood sugar levels can cause blindness.

Steroid Injections Slow Diabetes-Related Eye Disease

Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009

Injecting the corticosteroid triamcinolone into the eye may slow the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that can cause vision loss and blindness, according to a report.

People with Diabetes Are Unaware of Risks

Posted: Sunday, December 06, 2009

Despite the large number of cases of diabetes diagnosed in the United States, many Americans still lack basic knowledge about the disease. Less then 50% of those diagnosed with diabetes know that diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Hemoglobin Levels Predict Diabetic Retinopathy

Posted: Monday, November 23, 2009

An already routine blood test may identify juvenile-onset diabetic patients at heightened risk for proliferative retinopathy, researchers said.

Impaired Fasting Glucose and Diabetes Have Same Risk of Retinopathy

Posted: Monday, November 16, 2009

The two factors most strongly associated with retinopathy at 10 years were impaired fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1c. A fasting blood glucose of 126mg/dL for the diagnosis of diabetes should be reevaluated.