Assoc. Dr. Veysel Cankurtaran said that the blood sugar levels of patients suffering from diabetes-related complications are not regular and said, "These patients should stay away from excessive sherbet or doughy foods, which contain high glucose and increase blood sugar, especially during the holidays."
Ophthalmology specialist Assoc. Prof. from Dünya Eye Hospital. Dr. Veysel Cankurtaran said that diabetes is a disease that causes high blood sugar and generally affects the vessels due to insulin resistance or absence. Assoc. Dr. Cankurtaran said, “Since there is a vascular tissue in the eye, we call the damage to the retina layer 'diabetic retinopathy'. The biggest effect of diabetes on the eye is its effects on the retina layer, that is, the nerve structure, and especially in cases we call 'diabetic retinopathy', depending on its severity, it can lead to vision loss. We may have various treatment methods or options for diabetic retinopathy. It varies with the severity of the disease; However, regardless of the stage of diabetes, our first recommendation is blood sugar regulation. "In other words, blood sugar should be normal," he said.
“They should stay away from refined foods”
Assoc. Prof. pointed out that the blood sugar levels of patients suffering from diabetes-related complications are not regular. Dr. Cankurtaran said, “These patients should stay away from excessive sherbet or doughy foods, which contain high glucose and increase blood sugar, especially during the holidays. So one should stay away from refined foods. Extremely high and low blood sugar is the most undesirable situation. "Therefore, it was baklava, candy, chocolate. Without exaggerating this, we recommend our patients who use insulin to be careful," he said.
Assoc. Dr. Cankurtaran also stated that diabetes is sometimes not noticed by patients. Explaining that Uğur Acar (57), who applied from Kırıkkale, experienced this situation, Assoc. Dr. Cankurtaran said, “The biggest misfortune of our patient is that he is not even aware that he has diabetes. Even though he had diabetes for many years, he did not realize it. He came to us with the diagnosis of 'diabetic retinopathy'. He had vision loss in his left eye. We performed the surgical operation of our patient. Our patient is doing very well now. He was able to regain his vision after a successful surgical operation. However, our patient's story should be an example for our other patients, they should not come so late. "Diabetic patients should not neglect eye examinations for retina," he said.