Preventing Blindness With Diabetes

Diabetes is a non-communicable disease that is not only preventable but is treatable.

Although hereditary is a risk factor for diabetes, one can develop the disease through an unhealthy lifestyle.  One can also prevent diabetes by developing a healthy lifestyle.

One complication of diabetes is vision impairment, it can lead to blindness. To prevent blindness due to diabetes there are recommended things that you should do. Read about them, they are from an article  in the USNews.

Got Diabetes? Do These Things or You May Go Blind - US News and World Report

1. Closely monitor your blood sugar.
2. Keep blood pressure under control
3. Get cholesterol levels checked
4. Exercise and maintain a healthy diet
5. See an opthalmologist annually

Once you have been diagnosed with diabetes, lifestyle changes must be made to control blood sugar. With a healthy lifestyle it is possible to get rid of your diabetes and therefore remove the risks of vision impairment.

Self-care on a regular basis will ensure a healthier lifestyle and good eye health.

Self-care would include the removal of avoidable health risk factors; it is easier to control your diabetes without other risk factors.

The risk factors that you need to avoid are:smoking, overweight/obesity, unhealthy eating, alcohol abuse and a sedentary lifestyle.


Self-care also involves keeping medical appointments, taking prescribed medications and being alert to changes in your condition.

Diabetes is a disease that is managed at home, you can do so with good self care. You can learn how to self care. CLICK HERE for more information.