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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis common
Incidenceis approximately 1 in 3,846 people
Linked signs and symptoms
8Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
10Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Surgery
3Medical therapy
4Alternative and complementary therapies
1Alternative medicine
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
15These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- C-Peptide Concentration Test
- Cholinesterase (Serum Acetylcholinesterase, Pseudocholinesterase)
- Digital Retinal Screening Programs
- Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH)
- Free Beta Screen
- Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Concentration
- Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Concentration
- Nuclear Stress Test
- OctreoScan
- Pulse Oximetry
- Renal Function Test
- Slit Lamp Biomicroscopy Retinal Screening Programs
- Tonometry
- Urine Oxalate Concentration (24 Hour)
- Visual Acuity Test
Biological and test markers
5This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
4- CholinesteraseReference range exampleAll: 6–19 U/mLLinked diagnostic tests1Cholinesterase (Serum Acetylcholinesterase, Pseudocholinesterase)
- Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 2.2–5.5 %Linked diagnostic tests1Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Concentration
- Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–125 mg/dL; 6y - 16y: 0–100 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Concentration
- Urine OxalateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 5–30 mg/24hrs; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 7–43 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Oxalate Concentration (24 Hour)
Often decreased
1Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Diabetic Retinopathy
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Pine Bark Extract [1, 2, 3, 4]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: weakly in favor (Early studies indicate potential for Pine bark extract in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy, but more clinical studies need to be done)
Grade of Evidence: low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00214032
3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/pine-bark-extract
4. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-pycnogenol.html