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5480192 ECI, Section 7 April 20, 2012 Dr. William Bloch
Diabetes-related eye conditions
Insulin is the hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood. Diabetics occur when the body lacks insulin and is unable to convert food into energy needed for everyday activities (Reaven, 2010). The American National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease explains that abnormal blood sugar level is one the main causes of diabetes (The National Institute, 2010). According to InterAsia, a research cooperative between U.S., Chinese and Thai universities, two-third of diabetics live in the developing countries such as China, India and Thailand. Thai cuisine is well known as spiritual, nutritious, and even sophisticated (2011). However, many Thai food lovers may not realize the fact that there is a high amount of sugar hiding behind the spice. A diabetes specialist with Thailand’s Mahidol University, Napaporn Sowattanangoon says that the country’s sweetness addiction as Thailand is one of the fastest expanding diabetes. Approximately, one in twelve American people suffer from disease, while the rate even higher in Thailand with is one in ten having this condition. Moreover, half of Thai diabetics are unaware of their disease (Winn, 2010). Diabetes can lead to complications, which affect different sections of the body, including eye(s). The unusual changes in blood sugar levels resulting from diabetes can result in serious eye conditions including cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
This first disease is called cataracts. The name is so familiar because when people get old, almost everyone got it. If grandparents have it, our parents might have it soon, we might get it one day. Cataract is the world’s leading cause of blindness, resulting in blindness foe over 18million people. This astounding number represents almost half of all causes of blindness due to eye diseases globally (Light for
Diabetes-related eye conditions
Insulin is the hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in the blood. Diabetics occur when the body lacks insulin and is unable to convert food into energy needed for everyday activities (Reaven, 2010). The American National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease explains that abnormal blood sugar level is one the main causes of diabetes (The National Institute, 2010). According to InterAsia, a research cooperative between U.S., Chinese and Thai universities, two-third of diabetics live in the developing countries such as China, India and Thailand. Thai cuisine is well known as spiritual, nutritious, and even sophisticated (2011). However, many Thai food lovers may not realize the fact that there is a high amount of sugar hiding behind the spice. A diabetes specialist with Thailand’s Mahidol University, Napaporn Sowattanangoon says that the country’s sweetness addiction as Thailand is one of the fastest expanding diabetes. Approximately, one in twelve American people suffer from disease, while the rate even higher in Thailand with is one in ten having this condition. Moreover, half of Thai diabetics are unaware of their disease (Winn, 2010). Diabetes can lead to complications, which affect different sections of the body, including eye(s). The unusual changes in blood sugar levels resulting from diabetes can result in serious eye conditions including cataract, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
This first disease is called cataracts. The name is so familiar because when people get old, almost everyone got it. If grandparents have it, our parents might have it soon, we might get it one day. Cataract is the world’s leading cause of blindness, resulting in blindness foe over 18million people. This astounding number represents almost half of all causes of blindness due to eye diseases globally (Light for
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