Diabetes can cause many problems within the body.
One of these complications is called diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetic retinopathy is a condition when the small blood vessels, or capillaries, in the retina (the part of the eye responsible for vision) become weak.
The blood vessel walls themselves become very elastic and bulge out in response to the pressure of the blood being delivered to the tissues in the retina.
This bulging is similar to an aneurysm and is sometimes considered a microaneurysm or weakness and bulging of a very small blood vessel.
There are two types of diabetic retinopathy: nonproliferative retinopathy and proliferative retinopathy.
Nonproliferative retinopathy is when the blood vessel walls become too weak and leak or ooze blood into the eyeball.
As a result, the tissues in the eye do not receive an adequate supply of oxygenated blood and start to break down causing vision problems.
In addition, the extra fluid that collects within the eyeball can cause increased pressure within the eye (increased intraocular pressure), which may result in blurred vision or other vision problems.
Proliferative retinopathy is considered an advanced form of nonproliferative retinopathy.
With proliferative retinopathy, the lack of blood supply being delivered to the tissues of the retina signals the eye to "grow" more blood vessels.
However, these additional blood vessels have the same problems.
The vessel walls are very weak and often cause more blood to leak into the eyeball.
The more pressure that accumulates within the eye, the higher the risk for the optic nerve (nerve responsible for delivering images that are seen to the brain) to be pinched off.
Without the optic nerve, our brain does not receive any signals about what we are looking at, resulting in a sense of blindness.
Occasionally, if the increased pressure is caught quickly, the fluid can be drained and vision returned.
Some symptoms that diabetics should monitor for is: · Blurred vision · Blind spots · "Floating" spots (blind spots that move around or "float") · Poor night vision · Eye pain Typically, people with nonproliferative retinopathy do not experience any vision changes or blind spots until the condition worsens and develops into proliferative retinopathy.
That is why it is important to have yearly total eye exams.
Your optometrist or ophthalmologist can perform a screening by dilating your pupils (black part of the eye) with eye drops and looking at the blood vessels in the back of your eyes.
It is a painless procedure that may protect you from losing your eyesight.
Many diabetics have some degree of nonproliferative retinopathy.
By catching it early, medications (eye drops) can help to keep the pressure within the eye under control and prevent vision problems.
Also, keeping blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels under control will help to prevent the retinopathy from developing or progressing.
A new book that is available called "The BetesBuster Plan" can help with most all diabetic conditions.
It is an easy step-by-step plan that uses balanced nutrition (meals) and exercise as it's key components.
Add in some natural supplements and the right attitude and shazzam!, you are on your way to reversing your diabetic condition!
One of these complications is called diabetic retinopathy.
Diabetic retinopathy is a condition when the small blood vessels, or capillaries, in the retina (the part of the eye responsible for vision) become weak.
The blood vessel walls themselves become very elastic and bulge out in response to the pressure of the blood being delivered to the tissues in the retina.
This bulging is similar to an aneurysm and is sometimes considered a microaneurysm or weakness and bulging of a very small blood vessel.
There are two types of diabetic retinopathy: nonproliferative retinopathy and proliferative retinopathy.
Nonproliferative retinopathy is when the blood vessel walls become too weak and leak or ooze blood into the eyeball.
As a result, the tissues in the eye do not receive an adequate supply of oxygenated blood and start to break down causing vision problems.
In addition, the extra fluid that collects within the eyeball can cause increased pressure within the eye (increased intraocular pressure), which may result in blurred vision or other vision problems.
Proliferative retinopathy is considered an advanced form of nonproliferative retinopathy.
With proliferative retinopathy, the lack of blood supply being delivered to the tissues of the retina signals the eye to "grow" more blood vessels.
However, these additional blood vessels have the same problems.
The vessel walls are very weak and often cause more blood to leak into the eyeball.
The more pressure that accumulates within the eye, the higher the risk for the optic nerve (nerve responsible for delivering images that are seen to the brain) to be pinched off.
Without the optic nerve, our brain does not receive any signals about what we are looking at, resulting in a sense of blindness.
Occasionally, if the increased pressure is caught quickly, the fluid can be drained and vision returned.
Some symptoms that diabetics should monitor for is: · Blurred vision · Blind spots · "Floating" spots (blind spots that move around or "float") · Poor night vision · Eye pain Typically, people with nonproliferative retinopathy do not experience any vision changes or blind spots until the condition worsens and develops into proliferative retinopathy.
That is why it is important to have yearly total eye exams.
Your optometrist or ophthalmologist can perform a screening by dilating your pupils (black part of the eye) with eye drops and looking at the blood vessels in the back of your eyes.
It is a painless procedure that may protect you from losing your eyesight.
Many diabetics have some degree of nonproliferative retinopathy.
By catching it early, medications (eye drops) can help to keep the pressure within the eye under control and prevent vision problems.
Also, keeping blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels under control will help to prevent the retinopathy from developing or progressing.
A new book that is available called "The BetesBuster Plan" can help with most all diabetic conditions.
It is an easy step-by-step plan that uses balanced nutrition (meals) and exercise as it's key components.
Add in some natural supplements and the right attitude and shazzam!, you are on your way to reversing your diabetic condition!
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