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Low blood sugar in diabetics leads to retinopathy & eye disease

Stem Cell Regeneration Center Blog, Research

People with metabolic diseases such as diabetes type 1 or II who suffer periods of low blood sugar are more prone to develop diabetic eye damage. Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found that low blood sugar levels results in activation of a biochemical pathway in oxygen-starved retinal cells. The research used entire retinas that were cultured in a low …