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Diabetes And The Effect On Your Eyesight

In the run up to World Diabetes Day on November 14th, for our latest blog, we are delving into the effects of diabetes on your vision. It’s a condition that can lead to vision loss and, in the most extreme circumstances, blindness. In the UK, diabetes is the leading cause of preventable sight loss.

So, what is diabetes? It is a chronic disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. There are three types of diabetes: type 1, where the immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin. Type 2, which is when the body doesn’t make enough insulin or the body’s cells do not react to insulin properly. And lastly, gestational diabetes. In cases of gestational diabetes, the body has high blood sugar levels during pregnancy. In this instance, the condition usually reverts to normal after giving birth.

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Let there be light!

I want to tell you a story, as Max Bygraves used to say. Although I warn you, it may turn into some ramblings, like Ronnie Corbett sat in his chair telling his long-winded joke at the end of his show in the 1970s and 1980s. Yes, I know, I’m showing my age!

Usually, when I write a blog, I pick a subject or a current event and write about it. But this time, I want to tell you a story. So, in light of that fact (pardon the pun!) I shall begin.

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Dyslexia Awareness Week 2023: Signs, Symptoms and Solutions

Dyslexia Awareness

Dyslexia Awareness Week takes place during October (2-8th). So now is an opportune moment to highlight this condition. And make people more aware of the symptoms and solutions to what can be a debilitating condition to live with.

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New to Respectacle: NanoVista Flexible Eyewear for Children

NanoVista Eyewear

Being a small independent optician, we are not able to stock a vast number of frames for children. When you consider age ranges from 18-month toddlers right through to 15-year-old teenagers, we’re talking a lot of glasses. The sizes and tastes required to compile a comprehensive collection of children’s eyewear are colossal, and we simply don’t have the room.
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