Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of new cases of blindness and low vision in adults aged 20-65. Retinopathy is a term that describes damage to the retina of the eye. Diabetic retinopathy is the result of high blood sugar due to diabetes. Some of the symptoms of this condition are: Blurry vision or double visionFlashing lights, which … Continued
Read this page in English Por Debra A. Sokol-McKay, MS, CDE, OTR/L, SCLV, actualizado en diciembre de 2022 por Kim Ladd, RN, BS, CPHQ, CDCES Las investigaciones han demostrado que el mantener los niveles de glucosa en sangre dentro de los límites aceptables puede reducir y retrasar el riesgo de complicaciones. Usted y su médico deben … Continued
Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, is a Diabetes Nurse Educator, APH VisionAware Peer Advisor, and author of the APH VisionAware multi-part blog series on diabetes and diabetes education. In this series, Audrey has covered how diabetes education can help lower your blood sugars and reduce the risk of diabetic retinopathy, the significance of the A1c test in … Continued
Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, is a Diabetes Nurse Educator, APH VisionAware Peer Advisor, and author of the APH VisionAware multi-part blog series on diabetes and diabetes education. In this post, she discusses ten tips for exercising safely with diabetes. In past posts, Audrey has discussed how diabetes education can help lower your blood sugars and reduce the … Continued
Editor’s note: Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, is a Diabetes Nurse Educator, VisionAware Peer Advisor, and author of the VisionAware multi-part blog series on diabetes and diabetes education. In this post, Audrey discusses twelve general guidelines to improve eating habits with diabetes and the importance and benefits of healthy eating as part of a comprehensive diabetes … Continued
By Marana Vradenburg, VisionAware Peer My journey with type 1 diabetes started when I was 9 years old. My memory of the months preceding my diagnosis are a bit fuzzy. I do remember complaining to my mom about not feeling well, and she had noticed I had lost significant weight although my eating habits had … Continued
Taking Blood for A1c Test (The A1C Test & Diabetes | NIDDK (nih.gov)) Editor’s note: For National Diabetes Month, this is the 2nd in a series of posts about managing diabetes written by Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, a Diabetes Nurse Educator and APH VisionAware Peer Advisor. In Part 1 of the series, Audrey discussed how diabetes education … Continued
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of updated posts on living with diabetes and blindness or low vision, written by Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, a Diabetes Nurse Educator and APH VisionAware Peer Advisor. As a primer to initiate Diabetes Awareness Month, Audrey introduced this topic with an overview of diabetes from head … Continued
Editor’s note: November is National Diabetes Month, and VisionAware is updating a series of posts on living with diabetes and blindness or low vision, written by Audrey Demmitt, RN, BSN, a Diabetes Nurse Educator and an APH VisionAware Peer Advisor. At age 25, Audrey was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and continued to work as a nurse for 30 years … Continued
Por Kim Ladd, RN,BS,CPHQ,CDCES, octubre 2021 Read this page in English. Medicamentos para la diabetes La piedra angular del control de la diabetes es mantener bajo control los niveles de glucosa en sangre (80-130 mg/dcl) para así ayudar a prevenir las complicaciones de la diabetes. Además de una alimentación saludable, la actividad física y el control … Continued