Si tiene diabetes corre mayor riesgo de tener problemas graves en los ojos. Puede tener pérdida grave de la visión e incluso ceguera. Pero la enfermedad diabética de los ojos con frecuencia puede tratarse antes de que haya pérdida de visión. Puede reducir su riesgo de tener estas afecciones si se hace chequeos de los ojos con regularidad y colabora con su proveedor de atención médica para mantener su diabetes bajo control.
Watch this video to learn how gestational diabetes affects your pregnancy, including how hormones produced during your pregnancy affect your blood glucose levels, and the testing for gestational diabetes.
Understand that having diabetes increases your risk for heart disease and learn steps you can take to better manage your blood glucose levels, lowering your chances of having a heart attack or stroke.
When you have type 1 diabetes, your body can’t process blood sugar. Too much sugar in your blood can cause serious health problems. Watch and learn more about type 1 diabetes and how to stay healthy.
Recognize the serious complications metabolic syndrome can cause and the risk factors that can lead to it. Understand that through lifestyle changes these risk factors can be managed, leading to a healthier you.
