{"id":621,"date":"2015-03-06T17:11:20","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T17:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=621"},"modified":"2015-03-06T20:38:07","modified_gmt":"2015-03-06T20:38:07","slug":"diabetic-blurry-vision-make-sure-to-schedule-an-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/diabetic-blurry-vision-make-sure-to-schedule-an-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetic? Blurry Vision? Make Sure to Schedule an Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blurry vision may happen for a variety of reasons, but for some it can be a precursor to something more serious. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Diabetes Association<\/a>, an estimated 20 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, while an additional 41 million are considered pre-diabetic, a condition that significantly increases their risk for developing diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Eye issues are the first early warning signs of problems for people with diabetes. In pre-diabetics, blurred vision occurs because the blood sugar levels are elevated, causing the lens of the eye to swell. By maintaining a healthy blood sugar level, vision symptoms can resolve within a matter of months. It is important to make certain lifestyle changes in order to reduce the risk of developing diabetes. Managing your diet, exercising daily and maintaining a normal weight can help prevent the development of diabetes and avoid problems associated with being pre-diabetics.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone should have regular eye exams, but if you are pre-diabetic or diabetic, it is important to have your eyes examined annually. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Flushing Hospital Medical Center&#8217;s Ambulatory Care Center at 718-670-5486 or All City Eye Care Center at 718-380-5070.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">For more health and fitness information, join us on Facebook.com\/FlushingHospital and follow us on Twitter @FHMC_NYC<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blurry vision may happen for a variety of reasons, but for some it can be a precursor to something more serious. According to the American Diabetes Association, an estimated 20 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, while an additional 41 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/diabetic-blurry-vision-make-sure-to-schedule-an-exam\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,56,52,42,58],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","tag-blurryvision","tag-diabetes","tag-eyes","tag-fhmc_nyc","tag-stopdiabetes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":636,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621\/revisions\/636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}