Diabetes

For people with diabetes, eyes and feet can be potential trouble spots. You should have an eye exam and a foot exam every year.

Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness in American adults. It is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina.

Diabetic retinopathy is a diabetes-related eye disease that can lead to vision loss. But you can take steps to help save your sight.

If you have diabetes, you can take steps to reduce your risk for vision loss or blindness.

Diabetes can damage the nerves in your feet, as well as lead to blood vessel disease. These conditions make it more difficult to notice when you injure your foot or develop a sore.

Taking good care of your feet is an important part of living with diabetes. With attention, you can help prevent more serious foot problems.

Here are suggestions that can help you to enjoy the summer months while protecting your feet.

It's not high blood sugar, heart disease, or stroke that most often puts people with diabetes in the hospital. It's their feet.

Nephropathy is the deterioration of the kidneys. The final stage of nephropathy is called end-stage renal disease, or ESRD.

Too often, diabetes leads to kidney disease. But it doesn’t have to. When kidney problems are caught early, you can take steps to prevent more serious kidney disease.

Kidney disease is a stealth illness. It may often be silent for many years -- until it has reached an advanced stage.

Diabetes affects the cardiovascular system, but many problems aren't apparent until a person has a heart attack or stroke.

If you have diabetes, you are twice as likely to have high blood pressure. Untreated, high blood pressure can raise your risk for heart disease.

Most of us know that diabetes can lead to severe complications, such as blindness, kidney disease and amputations. But did you know that diabetes also greatly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease?

Once you know the risk to your heart health, you can start focusing on something positive: You can take steps right now to keep your heart pumping soundly and your blood flowing smoothly.

The risk of developing nerve damage, or neuropathy, increases the longer a person has diabetes. About half of people with diabetes have some form of neuropathy.

If you have diabetes, controlling your blood glucose, or blood sugar, is important to help you feel well on a daily basis. It’s also vital to help prevent potentially serious complications such as nerve damage, or neuropathy.

Gastroparesis is a stomach disorder that can affect people with diabetes. It occurs when nerve damage keeps the stomach from emptying normally.

Over time, diabetes can damage the nerves that control the bladder. In both men and women, this can lead to overactive bladder.

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Diabetes affects every part of your life, and it can create problems that aren’t easy to talk about with your health care provider.

Kidney disease is a stealth illness. It may often be silent for many years -- until it has reached an advanced stage.

If managing diabetes seems like a full-time job, keep in mind it’s a task that can’t be taken lightly. Diabetes is the fifth-leading cause of death by disease in the United States.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It is the leading cause of death in the United States in both men and women. Determine your risk for developing CAD using this assessment tool.

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