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Know Your Medicines

When uncontrolled diabetes causes you to go blind

By Thamron Keowmani Eh Sau
In diabetic retinopathy, high blood glucose levels cause damage to the blood vessels in the retina, resulting in leakage and vision loss. — Handout

According to the 2023 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS), one in six adults (15.6%) in Malaysia, reported having diabetes.

This marks a significant increase from 9.4% in the 2019 NHMS.

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