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Diabetic Retinopathy in 30% of Italian Patients At a meeting during the XI National Conference of the AMD Foundation held in Rome, Graziano Di Cianni, president of the Association of Diabetic Doctors in Italy (ADDI) raised concerns that 30 percent of patients with diabetes are also affected by diabetic retinopathy. Diabetic retinopathy is a serious […]
Eyesight Risk
A 50 month study of diabetes in India found that one in every twenty five people above the age of 40 with the condition have vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy – one of the most common complications of poorly or uncontrolled diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes, caused by high blood sugar levels damaging the […]
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Pakistan – Concerns that Pakistan’s health Care system might not be able to cope with the global epidemic of diabetes have been expressed by Dr Azok Fazal Pechuho, the country’s health minister. She says Pakistan should not only focus efforts on the prevention of diabetes, but also develop science based natural remedies that can help […]