Diabetes damages small blood vessels throughout the body, leading to reduced blood flow. When these changes affect the tiny blood vessels in the eyes, diabetic retinopathy may develop.
Your risk of developing diabetic retinopathy depends largely on two factors: how long you have had diabetes and whether or not you have kept good control of your blood sugar.
Risk factors for very high or low blood sugar levels in a child with type 1 diabetes include:
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www.RightHealth.com/You have type 1 diabetes because your pancreas can no longer produce insulin. When your pancreas was working, it adjusted the amount of insulin it made based on your changing blood sugar. But insulin injections cannot control your
Your experience with type 1 diabetes will be different from that of other people. But your treatment will be the same: taking insulin, eating a balanced diet that spreads carbohydrate throughout the day, getting regular exercise,
Type 1 diabetes puts you at risk for high and low blood sugar and complications.
Complications from type 1 diabetes are caused by one or both of the following:
These factors can contribute to your developing complications from type 1 diabetes.
You cannot prevent most cases of retinal detachment.
You may find that soon after you are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes your blood sugar levels return to normal. You are in what is called the "honeymoon period." But you will need to take insulin again.
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