November is National Diabetes Month
Diabetic eye disease, a leading cause of blindness, often has no early warning signs. But you can help people with diabetes prevent vision loss by encouraging them to get regular eye exams so they can catch problems early — and get timely treatment and the right follow-up care.
During National Diabetes Month, join the National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) in spreading the word about how people with diabetes can protect their vision! Use our educational resources to make sure people in your community have the facts about diabetic eye disease.
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Use our resources to spread the word about how people with diabetes can protect their vision.
Hear from experts on diabetic eye disease
NEI recently joined the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) to discuss diabetic eye disease on the Retina Health for Life podcast. During the episode, NEI’s Dr. Emily Chew and NEHEP Planning Group member and ASRS President Dr. Judy Kim share eye disease prevention tips for people with diabetes — and a preview of exciting research that may advance treatment for diabetic eye disease!
Learn how diabetes impacts your eye health
In collaboration with the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging, Inc. and National Optometric Association, NEHEP Planning Group member Dr. Sherrol Reynolds is giving a webinar called Diabetes and Your Eye Health. Join us on November 16 at 1:00 p.m. ET to learn about the impact of diabetes on eye health, the different types of diabetic eye diseases, and healthy habits that can protect your eye health.
Give a presentation
You can share important information about how people with diabetes can protect their vision.
Spread the word on social media
Use the sample Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn posts below to tell your followers about National Diabetes Month.
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- Did you know? By 2030, an estimated 11 million people in the United States will have diabetic eye disease. The most common kind is a disease called diabetic retinopathy. Learn more from @NationalEyeInstitute during #NationalDiabetesMonth: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/diabetic-retinopathy
- It’s #NationalDiabetesMonth! If you have #diabetes, make some time this month to check in with an eye doctor about your eye health. If you don’t have an eye doctor, use @NationalEyeInstitute's tips to find one near you: https://nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/healthy-vision/finding-eye-doctor
- November is #NationalDiabetesMonth! If you have #diabetes, take steps to keep your vision on TRACK. Watch and share @NationalEyeInstitute's video for more: https://youtu.be/VX4w6U-Qs1k
- It’s #NationalDiabetesMonth! It’s especially important that people with #diabetes get regular eye care — but the cost can add up fast. That’s why @NationalEyeInstitute has info to help you find free or low-cost eye care: https://www.nei.nih.gov/LowCostEyeCare
- #DYK? By 2030, an estimated 11 million people in the US will have diabetic eye disease. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common kind. Learn more from @NatEyeInstitute: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/diabetic-retinopathy #NationalDiabetesMonth
- It’s #NationalDiabetesMonth! If you have #diabetes, make some time this month to check in with an eye doctor about your #EyeHealth. If you don’t have an eye doctor, use @NatEyeInstitute’s tips to find one near you: https://nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/healthy-vision/finding-eye-doctor
- November is #NationalDiabetesMonth! If you have #diabetes, take steps to keep your #EyeHealth on TRACK! Watch and share @NatEyeInstitute’s video for more: https://youtu.be/VX4w6U-Qs1k
- It’s #NationalDiabetesMonth! It’s especially important that people with #diabetes get regular eye care — but the cost can add up fast. That’s why @NatEyeInstitute has info to help you find free or low-cost eye care: https://www.nei.nih.gov/LowCostEyeCare