Diabetes: Causes & Risks

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  • Diabetic Retinopathy - Cause

    04/13/07, Healthwise

    Diabetes damages small blood vessels throughout the body, leading to reduced blood flow. When these changes affect the tiny blood vessels in the eyes, diabetic retinopathy may develop.

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  • Diabetic Retinopathy - What Increases Your Risk

    04/13/07, Healthwise

    Your risk of developing diabetic retinopathy depends largely on two factors: how long you have had diabetes and whether or not you have kept good control of your blood sugar.

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  • Type 1 Diabetes: Living With the Disease - Cause

    01/15/07, Healthwise

    You have type 1 diabetes because your pancreas can no longer produce insulin. When your pancreas was working, it adjusted the amount of insulin it made based on your changing blood sugar. However, insulin injections cannot co

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