Blurry Vision
Are you struggling to read street signs or watching TV from a reasonable distance? Well, it may be more than just needing new glasses. When left untreated, early-stage diabetes decreases the quality of your vision. “A person with diabetes may experience blurred vision because of fluid level fluctuations that cause the eye to swell,” says Erika Villanueva, MD, an endocrinologist and clinical instructor of Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City.
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