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The chairwoman of Reading’s Diabetes UK group is urging everyone with diabetes to turn up for their annual retinal scan.
Jennifer Ackroyd, 68, from Woodley, issued the plea as she faces surgery to save the sight in her right eye.
With dwindling sight in her left eye too, she is keen to ensure that people understand that diabetes is the leading cause of blindness.
“If I can help save one person’s sight, it’s worth it,” she said.
Diabetic retinopathy is a long-term complication of diabetes which threatens people’s sight. Raised glucose levels can have an impact on the small blood vessels in the retina and this can affect vision.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/health/diabetes-chairwoman-urges-people-condition-7943871
Jennifer Ackroyd, 68, from Woodley, issued the plea as she faces surgery to save the sight in her right eye.
With dwindling sight in her left eye too, she is keen to ensure that people understand that diabetes is the leading cause of blindness.
“If I can help save one person’s sight, it’s worth it,” she said.
Diabetic retinopathy is a long-term complication of diabetes which threatens people’s sight. Raised glucose levels can have an impact on the small blood vessels in the retina and this can affect vision.
http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/health/diabetes-chairwoman-urges-people-condition-7943871