Posted on March 26, 2010.
What is the relationship between glaucoma and diabetes? Is this signs of glaucoma to be diabetic?
No, I'm not an expert - but the last time I was in the eye and Dr. bored, I read all the pamphlets they have on various eye diseases.
From what I remember, the vision problem that diabetes is called diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma is different.
But both can permanently damage the eyes and cause vision problems or blindness final if not treated.
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes:
3 words - polyphagia, polydipsia, polyuria and. They want to eat much, drink a lot and urinating a lot. These are questions we are taught to ask patients to screen for diabetes. Other things II DM can do is to cause nerve damage, kidney damage and eye damage. It increases blood pressure and may increase your risk of heart attack. Bad thing everywhere. To diagnose see your doctor and get a fasting blood glucose.
