Does good control of diabetes prevent the onset of eye complications?

Nov 11, 2009 | Complications of Diabetes


My aunt controlled her diabetes with insulin injections for many years, but then one day she smashed her thumb with a hammer, foolishly took aspirin for the pain, which thins the blood, got a hemmorhage in her eye, and lost the eye. Please have a long discussion with your doctor related to what you need to avoid. If you take extra good care of yourself and know what to avoid, you’ll save yourself a LOT of heartache.

8 Responses to “Does good control of diabetes prevent the onset of eye complications?”

  1. bethspobox Says:

    My aunt controlled her diabetes with insulin injections for many years, but then one day she smashed her thumb with a hammer, foolishly took aspirin for the pain, which thins the blood, got a hemmorhage in her eye, and lost the eye. Please have a long discussion with your doctor related to what you need to avoid. If you take extra good care of yourself and know what to avoid, you’ll save yourself a LOT of heartache.
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  2. jjhoffer Says:

    It certainly helps. Good control is essential to good health. It doesn’t mean you will never get any complications but it can prevent or at least delay them. I’ve been diabetic for 35 years and I’m still doing well.
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  3. farthead612 Says:

    it will slow the process down, if not taken care of things will progress alot faster
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  4. hockeygod Says:

    yes, all you have to do is keep your sugar under control and see an eye doctor once every year. If they see any minor problems they will fix it right there but if you dont, it might be too late to fix so just make sure you go once a year.
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  5. beauty gal Says:

    Yes. It definitely helps in preventing further complications.
    The usual treatment for type 2 diabetes patients is the prescription of oral tablets. There are mainly 4 different types of tablet treatment for people with type 2 diabetes. These 4 different oral treatments are usually taken alone or in combination. Many patients with type 2 diabetes find that these medications when taken with a healthy eating pattern will keep their diabetes under control. However it will usually take some time to discover the most effective combination or dosage for each individual patient.

    These treatment tablets all work in different ways to help control type 2 diabetes. Some of the tablets will help the pancreas to produce more insulin while others help the body to better use of the insulin the pancreas produces. There are also tablets, which slow down the speed at which the body absorb glucose from the intestine.

    If you are interested in more info on treatment for type 2 diabetes, you may wish to refer to this site : http://diabetic.best-health-remedy.com/
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  6. purple Says:

    yes it is. not only in eye complication but to all the complications that diabetes may bring.
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  7. Wanderer Says:

    Good control of diabetes will prevent the onset of many of the complications that this disease can cause. It may sound strange, but I did not know how long that I was diabetic. In fact, I went from eating like everybody else in the world and went straight to insulin. After I got my sugar level in control, my eyesight all of a sudden went bad. Within a week I had the first of two surgeries for retinopathy. I had to have operations on both eyes. I am lucky that my condition was caught before it got to the point where it could not be treated. My eyesight is not the best, but at least I have it.
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  8. johnandeileen2000 Says:

    It will certainly help. Diabetes is an insidious disease, it is very important to keep your blood sugar within normal ranges.
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