Added: Mar 23, 2008

Diabetes is the leading cause of preventable blindness in working age adults. In general, there are no symptoms associated with the problems diabetes causes in the eyes. Therefore, it is very important for diabetics to see their physicians regularly for prevention. Physicians will closely follow your HgA1c, which is a measure of average blood glucose levels, aggressively treat other medical problems such as hypertension and kidney disease. As well as regular dilated eye exams.