Question

Why can both type I and type II diabetes, untreated, result in impaired vision or blindness as someone ages? How does type II diabetes turn into type I diabetes as someone ages?


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Answer 1

Untreated type I and type II diabetes can both cause high blood sugar, which damages blood vessels in the eyes, leading to vision problems or blindness over time.

Type II diabetes does not turn into type I; they are different conditions. Type II often comes from insulin resistance and can progress, but it doesn't become type I, which is an autoimmune disease where the body stops making insulin.