Diabetic Eye Diseases

Question 1

How does diabetes come around?

Answer 1

Glucose is regulated by the pancreas which secrete the hormone insulin…
The glucose is stored as glycogen in the liver and insulin stimulates the glucose uptake and store it in the liver

Question 2

What is glucogon?

Answer 2

Hormone produced by the pancreas that breaks glycogen to glucose in the liver

Question 3

What is HbA1c known as?

Answer 3

Measure of glycemic control

Question 4

How does VI correlate with diabetes?

Answer 4

14% working adults with VI have DM
5% of Leading cause of preventable sight loss is attributed to DM eye disease 
50% T1 + 25% T2= Retinopathy
1.5x increased glaucoma risk
Doubles risk of Cataracts

Question 5

What is the main factor for increasing incidence?

Answer 5

Rising obesity

Question 6

In gender who are more at risk?

Answer 6

Men 56%

However obese women are 13x likely to develop DM

Question 7

What are the modifiable risk factors for DM?

Answer 7

Glyceimia
Blood pressure
Lipid levels

Question 8

What are the non modifiable risk factors for DM?

Answer 8

Ethnicity- South asian
Gender- men 56%
Social deprivation- T2!
Duration of DM- T1 90% c DR >20yrs

Question 9

What are HbA1c normal levels?

Answer 9

<36mmol/l