Tag: Diabetes
March 17, 2025Save Your Vision & American Diabetes Alert Day
Save your vision month and American diabetes alert day are both recognized in March. We encourage you to always be mindful and on top of checking your vision …
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November 6, 2024Lifestyle Changes to Improve Diabetic Retinopathy
Originally published by Palmetto Retina Center If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you may be at risk for diabetic retinopathy. If untreated, this condition …
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April 2, 2024Women's Eye Health & Safety Month
March is Women's Eye Health & Safety Month. According to the National Eye Institute, two thirds of people living with blindness or vision problems are …
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November 2, 2023November is American Diabetes Month
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects our pancreas. With diabetes the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or …
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March 15, 2022March is Save Your Vision Month
Did you know that if you have diabetes, it is recommended you have a dilated eye exam by your eye doctor every year, starting from the day you're diagnosed? …
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November 11, 2021Retina Conditions Explained: Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that affects eyes. It is caused by damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of …
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November 27, 2019Diabetic Eye Disease Month
You may know that November is Diabetes Awareness Month, but did you know that November is also Diabetic Eye Disease Month? People with diabetes can also …
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October 31, 2018Tennessee Retina Sponsors Tour de Cure Saturday, 11/3!
Team Tennessee Retina is taking to the streets once more for the 2018 Tour de Cure® Our lives are touched by diabetes and chances are your life is, too. You …
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October 23, 2017October is Blindness Awareness Month
What does that have to do with diabetes? A lot actually – diabetes is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among adults here in the U.S. Over time, …
