Say the word “diabetes” and the conversation usually turns to things like diet, tales of visits to the diabetologist and the blood sugar monitoring devices.
More than half of the people with diabetes in India are undiagnosed. More than 1/3rd are estimated to have some form of Diabetic Retinopathy.
As potential caregivers, one disease we must all be fluent in, is diabetes. Diabetes and it's related complications result in millions of deaths each year.
Diabetes creates complications in the eyes that are easily detected, and easily treated when caught early.
Diabetic Retinopathy is almost entirely asymptomatic. This means that by the time you're seeing symptoms, some eye damage has already occurred.
