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Please tell me what does having excess blood sugar have to do with abnormal eye blood vessels?

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Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered

High sugar damages: Those eye blood blood vessels look up 'brownlee's unified theory of diabetic complications'.

Dr Radovic agreed

Answered 1/8/2015

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A member asked:

Please tell me what does having excess blood sugar have to do with abnormal eye blood vessels?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stanley Schwartz answered

Dr Radovic agreed

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