Diabetes can cause blindness and other eye problems.

Its recommended that once a year you get an opthalmologist to check your eyes.

Opthalmologist is an eye doctor who can examine your eye not only for glasses but for other eye diseases.

Diabetes can cause you to loose sensation in your feet.

It can also cause burning pain in your feet or excess heat or cold sensation in your feet.

When you loose sensation in your feet you can sustain open wounds in your feet that take a long time to heal.

It is recommended that

You inspect your feet every day as you shower for any wounds that may need treatment

See a podiatrist (foot specialist) once every 4 to 6months-they will help treat any wounds and tests the sensation in your feet and recommend appropriate shoes for your feet.

If you don’t have any problems with your feet, see them once a year.

It is recommended to check this once every 4-6 months to ensure that your diabetes medicines are working.

Check your weight and blood pressure every 3 to 4 months

Check your cholesterol every 6 months

The above tests will help your overall heart health.

Doing a kidney test once a year and a urine tests as well helps to make sure your kidneys are not affected with diabetes.

If they are affected the doctor may be able to start some treatment to prevent it getting worse.