Diabetes is a serious disease that affects nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States, and a quarter of them—seven million—do not even know they have it. An additional 79 million, or one in three American adults, have prediabetes, which puts them at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, diagnosis often …
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A Blind Bike Racer Battles Adversity This segment was written by Andy Gee, who works in the Sales Department at VSP Vision Care. As a weekend bicycle rider I have to watch out for oncoming traffic, road hazards, people and animals, so imagine riding while blind! Bobby McMullen is a competitive skier, road racer and …
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I recently traveled to Portland, Oregon, along with other VSP representatives, for the national 2013 VSP Eye on Diabetes campaign, which educates the public about the connection between diabetes and the eyes and provides free comprehensive eye exams and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure. There, we had the opportunity to meet …
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VSP has been busy throughout November raising diabetes awareness in support of Diabetes Month. Here is a quick look back at our month-long activities: World Diabetes Day Event in Sacramento Tyreke Evans and Sacramento area residents participate in World Diabetes Day activities: VSP Vision Care teamed up with the American Diabetes Association and Sacramento Black …
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Today’s post is a guest blog by the Diabetes Hands Foundation Do you have 14 minutes you could spare? Why don’t you do the Big Blue Test and help provide life-saving supplies and services to people with diabetes in underserved areas. The Big Blue Test is a program of the Diabetes Hands Foundation and this …
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Diabetes is a chronic disease where your body can’t produce and/or use insulin because of high blood sugar (glucose) levels. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, blindness, high blood pressure, kidney disease, along with many other complications. In the United States, 25.8 million people have diabetes. Another 79 million have pre-diabetes, which means …
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Today’s post is a guest blog from our friends at Bausch + Lomb. Joe Barr, OD, MS shares stunning results from a survey the company did to assess how well people in 12 different countries are taking care of their eyes. Dr. Barr is the VP Clinical & Medical Affairs Global Vision Care at Bausch …
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The VSP® Eye on Diabetes campaign recently completed its final outreach event of 2012, by visiting York, PA to provide comprehensive eye exams and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure to local residents in need. This event wrapped up the campaign’s third year of providing low-income, uninsured and underinsured residents across America …
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Our Memorial Day blog post provided a glimpse into the third VSP Eye on Diabetes campaign event of the year as Sacramento area military veterans in need received free health services, including comprehensive eye exams from local VSP optometrists onboard SeeLia the VSP mobile clinic, glasses and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure. During the event, a …
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In honor of Memorial Day, military veterans in need will be receiving free health services, including comprehensive eye exams, glasses and health risk assessments for diabetes and high blood pressure during the third VSP Eye on Diabetes campaign event of the year. Partnering with the Sacramento Community Veterans Alliance (S.C.V.A.) and the California Optometric …
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