Complications, Diabetes, Multi Disciplinary Approach (+3), Treatment
Ophthalmologists play an important role in preventing the complications of late-stage eye disease caused by diabetes. By routinely measuring blood pressure in all adult patients and providing education on healthy lifestyles, eye-care providers can contribute to early diagnosis, improved prognosis, and prevention of the complications of late-stage eye disease caused …
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Chronic, Complications, Diabetes, Others
What is Cataract? Cataract is the clouding or fogging of the normal clear lens of the eye. Lens is the organ that allows us to see and focus an image just like a camera. A camera with clear lens shall give a beautiful picture and vice versa. Diagram 1: Clear …
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Complications, Diabetes, Macrovascular (+5)
Chronic Complication – Macrovascular Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) in Diabetics Peripheral vascular disease is one of the common complications of poorly controlled diabetes. It refers to disease of circulatory system especially in lower limbs of diabetes. It occurs 20 times more common among diabetics than non diabetics. Persistent high level of …
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Complications, Diabetes, Macrovascular (+5)
Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT) is one of the treatments used for treating non-healing wounds in diabetic patients. It uses live maggots (fly larvae) which have been disinfected (germ free) to treat the wound. Debridement is the removal of dead, damaged or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the …
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Complications, Diabetes, Macrovascular (+5)
Diabetic Foot It is important for diabetic patients to take care of their feet. There are many types of foot problems commonly occurring among diabetics such as : Athlete’s foot (a fungal infection) Calluses and corns (hardened areas of skin), Cuts and blisters, Bunions (enlargement of bone tissue around the …
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Complications, Diabetes, Microvascular
Introduction Diabetes can cause a variety of eye problems, the most common being diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is defined as retinopathy (damage to the retina) caused by microvascular complications of diabetes. Other conditions associated with diabetes and the eye include cataracts, cornea abrasion, cornea ulcer, dry eyes,,glaucoma and ocular motor …
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Complications, Diabetes, Macrovascular (+5)
Foot care is an essential component of care for every diabetic in preventing the development of diabetic foot complications. The following are important elements in diabetic foot care : Good diabetes control Following a reasonable diabetic diet, good compliance with medications, checking your blood sugar regularly, exercising regularly, and maintaining …
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Acute, Complications, Diabetes, Hyperglycaemia
Acute Complication of Diabetes What is hyperglycaemia? People without diabetes have blood sugar levels between 4.0 to 6.0 mmol/L most of the time. It is not possible for someone with diabetes to always have the blood sugar in the normal range (ideal level). High blood sugar is called hyperglycaemia. …
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Complications, Diabetes, Macrovascular (+5)
Introduction All diseases related to abnormal function of an artery (vessels that bring oxygen to the body) can be classified under a disease known as Macrovascular disease (disease of the large artery like artery to the heart called coronary artery and to the brain is cerebrovascular). Cerebrovascular complications make diabetic …
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