These three habits are harming your eyes.
Milk tea with cake, fried chicken with cola, staying up late on weekdays to browse your phone, and curling up on the sofa to play games on weekends - these daily routines that young people take for granted may seem relaxing, but in fact, they are quietly planting hidden dangers to your eyesight. You may not be aware that these habits not only push up your weight but also your blood sugar. Long-term excessive blood sugar is quietly attracting a hidden "killer" of vision - diabetic retinopathy (referred to as "sugar net" for short).
World Diabetes Day (November 14th) is approaching. Today, let's talk about diabetic eye disease, hoping to help more people establish a scientific understanding of diabetic retinopathy and avoid the risk of blindness. These three habits are paving the way for diabetic retinopathy. Many young people think that high blood sugar is far away from them, but these daily habits such as diet, exercise and rest are actually quietly increasing the risk of diabetic retinopathy.
Taking milk tea and cakes as sources of happiness, a 500ml cup of full-sugar milk tea often contains more than 50 grams of sugar, far exceeding the 25-gram daily standard recommended by the World Health Organization. Long-term consumption will cause blood sugar to keep rising. Not to mention fried foods and high-carb diets, etc. Excess calories can be converted into fat, leading to obesity, and obesity is an important factor that triggers blood sugar problems. Picture
A decline in the body's ability to control blood sugar: sitting for long periods at work during the day, lying on the sofa on weekends, and exercising for less than 30 minutes a day will directly reduce insulin sensitivity. When insulin fails to function properly, blood sugar levels are more likely to get out of control, accelerating the damage to the blood vessels at the back of the eye.
It has become common for people to stay up until the early hours of the morning when blood sugar regulation is out of balance, and staying up late can disrupt the normal secretion rhythm of insulin. Unstable insulin secretion will further intensify blood sugar fluctuations and increase the probability of diabetic retinopathy. According to statistics, the number of diabetes patients in China has reached 148 million, which means that approximately one out of every ten people is a diabetes patient. In recent years, the incidence rate among the younger generation has continued to rise. The prevalence rate of diabetes among people aged 18-29 has reached 2%, and among those aged 30-39, it has even risen to 6.3%. Among every three diabetic patients, one will develop diabetic retinopathy. It can be said that Sugar Net is quietly targeting young people by following these unhealthy habits. Why does high blood sugar harm the eyes? Our eyes are like a precision camera: the cornea is the lens, the retina is the film, and the capillary network on the retina is the pipeline that supplies energy to the film. When blood sugar levels remain persistently high, the excess glucose will continuously soak the walls of blood vessels, making them brittle and thin, and prone to deformation and cracking. Then the fragile blood vessels will gradually narrow and become blocked, leading to a lack of nutrients in the local retina and subsequently causing cell necrosis. To save the ischemic retina, the body will urgently grow abnormal new blood vessels. However, these blood vessels are very fragile and prone to rupture and bleeding. They not only block the view but also, in severe cases, can pull on the retina, leading to retinal detachment and eventually blindness. What's even more terrifying is that this process may last for several years or even over a decade, with almost no obvious symptoms in the early stage. Just like boiling a frog in warm water, by the time you notice that things are distorted and there are black shadows in front of your eyes, it's often too late to pay attention until you can't see clearly! These three habits are harming your eyes
Milk tea with cake, fried chicken with cola, staying up late on weekdays to browse mobile phones, and curling up on the sofa to play games on weekends - these daily routines that young people take for granted may seem relaxing, but in fact, they are quietly sowing the seeds of vision problems.
You may not be aware that these habits not only push up your weight but also your blood sugar. Long-term excessive blood sugar is quietly attracting a hidden "killer" of vision - diabetic retinopathy (referred to as "sugar net" for short).
World Diabetes Day (November 14th) is approaching. Today, let's talk about diabetic eye disease, hoping to help more people establish a scientific understanding of diabetic retinopathy and avoid the risk of blindness.
These three habits are paving the way for the sugar web.
Many young people think that high blood sugar is far away from them, but these daily habits such as diet, exercise and rest are actually quietly increasing the risk of diabetic retinopathy.
Taking milk tea and cakes as sources of happiness, a 500ml cup of full-sugar milk tea often contains more than 50 grams of sugar, far exceeding the 25-gram daily standard recommended by the World Health Organization. Long-term consumption will cause blood sugar to keep rising. Not to mention fried foods and high-carb diets, etc. Excess calories can be converted into fat, leading to obesity, and obesity is an important factor that triggers blood sugar problems.
Sitting for long periods at the desk during the day and lying flat on the sofa on weekends, with less than 30 minutes of exercise a day, will directly reduce insulin sensitivity. When insulin fails to function properly, blood sugar levels are more likely to get out of control, accelerating the damage to the blood vessels at the back of the eye.
Staying up until the early hours of the morning has become the norm, and staying up late can disrupt the normal secretion rhythm of insulin. Unstable insulin secretion will further intensify blood sugar fluctuations and increase the probability of diabetic retinopathy.
According to statistics, the number of diabetes patients in China has reached 148 million, which means that approximately one out of every ten people is a diabetes patient. In recent years, the incidence rate among the younger generation has continued to rise. The prevalence rate of diabetes among people aged 18-29 has reached 2%, and among those aged 30-39, it has even risen to 6.3%. Among every three diabetic patients, one will develop diabetic retinopathy. It can be said that Sugar Net is quietly targeting young people by following these unhealthy habits.
Our eyes are like a precision camera: the cornea is the lens, the retina is the film, and the capillary network on the retina is the pipeline that supplies energy to the film.
When blood sugar levels remain persistently high, the excess glucose will continuously soak the walls of blood vessels, making them brittle and thin, and prone to deformation and cracking. Then the fragile blood vessels will gradually narrow and become blocked, leading to a lack of nutrients in the local retina and subsequently causing cell necrosis.
To save the ischemic retina, the body will urgently grow abnormal new blood vessels. However, these blood vessels are very fragile and prone to rupture and bleeding. They not only block the view but also, in severe cases, can pull on the retina, leading to retinal detachment and eventually blindness.
What's even more terrifying is that this process may last for several years or even over a decade, with almost no obvious symptoms in the early stage. Just like boiling a frog in warm water, by the time you notice that things are distorted and there are black shadows in front of your eyes, it is often already in the middle or late stage.
Remember these 3 steps to stay away from the risk of diabetic retinopathy
The key to diabetic retinopathy lies in "early prevention, early detection and early treatment", especially for these two types of people: those who have already been diagnosed with diabetes, as well as high-risk groups with a family history of diabetes, obesity and hypertension.
Drink less sugary beverages and reduce the intake of added sugar and high-fat foods.
Exercise for at least 150 minutes every week, such as brisk walking for 30 minutes every day. Avoid prolonged sitting and disruption of the circadian rhythm.
Regularly measure blood sugar. Healthy people should have their fasting blood sugar checked once a year during a physical examination. For high-risk groups, it is recommended to have it checked every 3 to 6 months.
The probability of blindness for people with diabetes is 25 times that of normal people. The longer one has diabetes, the higher the chance of developing diabetic retinopathy. Between 60% and 70% of patients with diabetes for more than 10 years develop diabetic retinopathy.
Therefore, it is recommended to have a fundus examination as soon as diabetes is diagnosed, and then have a follow-up examination every six months thereafter. If diabetic retinopathy has already been diagnosed, regular follow-up examinations should be conducted as per the doctor's advice.
If any of the following situations occur, don't hesitate to go to a professional ophthalmic medical institution for treatment immediately
Things suddenly became blurry, as if shrouded in a layer of mist.
There were black shadows floating before my eyes, and they were increasing in number.
Look at straight lines that become curved (for example, the lines of door frames or checked shirts become crooked);
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared in the field of vision, blocking it as if something was blocking part of the view.
The treatment methods for diabetic retinopathy include drug therapy, laser therapy, intraocular injection, surgical treatment, etc. Early intervention can control the condition as much as possible and preserve vision. It is worth noting that intraocular injection is a "protracted battle". Some patients stop taking the medicine on their own after one or two injections when they feel that their symptoms have eased, or give up treatment because there is no significant improvement in their initial vision. These are all wrong. Drugs will gradually be metabolized. Only by following the doctor's advice and regularly replenishing the "ammunition" can the treatment results already achieved be consolidated.
Diabetic retinopathy is never a "disease of the elderly". It is quietly targeting young people through habits such as high-sugar diets, staying up late and prolonged sitting. Eye health problems never occur suddenly but are the result of long-term neglect. There's no need to wait to prevent diabetic retinopathy. Start by controlling blood sugar and having regular eye fundus examinations. Only by doing small things in daily life can you maintain clear vision.
