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How is retinopathy treated?

How is retinopathy treated?

Because treatment for retinopathy is invasive, for it to succeed it is really important that your diabetes is well managed. This may mean a change of medication or lifestyle, so that you can achieve the targets agreed by you and your healthcare team.

Recommended blood glucose targets
Type 1 adults Type 1 children Type 2
Before meals 4-7mmol/l* 4-8mmol/l 7-7mmol/l
Two hours after eating less than 9mmol/l less than 10mmol/l less than 8.5mmol/l
Recommended blood pressure targets
130/80
125/75 if you have kidney problems
Recommended blood lipids (fats) targets
Total cholesterol less than 4mmol/l*
LDL cholesterol less than 2mmol/l
HDL cholesterol 1mmol/l or above for men
1.2mmol/l or above for women
Triglycerides less than 1.7mmol/l

* Millimoles per litre, a unit of measurement that shows the concentrations of a substance in a specific amount of fluid.

Please use the following links for more information on the different treatments for retinopathy.

Reviewed March 2011
Next review September 2012

> http://www.diabetes.org.uk/Guide-to-diabetes/Complications/Retinopathy/How-is-retinopathy-treated/

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