Q&A: Is it possible to get Diabetic retinopathy at the age of 16-18 and go blind?

Question by A.J: Is it possible to get Diabetic retinopathy at the age of 16-18 and go blind?
Best answer:
Answer by Patrick SHIGHLY unlikely. It’s typically happens in cases where patients have had the disease 15+ years and have recieved little to no treatment for the Diabetes.
Other posters have suggested that the liklihood is much greater [...]

Is it possible to get Diabetic retinopathy at the age of 16-18 and go blind?

What Are Your Chances Of Going Blind From Diabetes ?

Im just wondering what are your chances of going blind from diabetes im worried about it.
It runs big in my family and my friend said she will test my blood tomorrow to see if i have diabetes also im wondering if she test my blood on here meter will she be able to tell me [...]

How To Teach To A Blind Child About Diabetes?

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