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Diabetic retinopathy. How does an online diabetes doctor treat diabetic eye disease?

Posted on by Ahmet Ergin, MD Endocrinologist

What are the risk factors for worsening diabetic retinopathy (diabetic eye disease) -Duration of diabetes The longer and the higher the blood sugars, the more chances are for the development of diabetic retinopathy. Both type I and type 2 diabetes patients can develop diabetic retinopathy even early on in their disease. Who will develop diabetic […]

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What is A1c?

Posted on by Ahmet Ergin, MD Endocrinologist

What is A1c? A1c is purely a reflection of average blood sugars.  It comes in percentages.  For example, 7% A1c corresponds to an average blood sugar of 150.  6% A1c corresponds to 120 average blood sugars.  8% corresponds to 180 average blood sugars.  As you may have noticed, every 1% change in A1c reflects a […]

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