I no longer fear losing my eyesight, I have my life back Diabetic retinopathy is a serious complication of diabetes and one of the most common causes of blindness among people of working age in the UK. Read Sue’s story about how she’s managing this debilitating condition. retinal bleed. After 12 months, it was confirmed that for the first time in over two years, both her retinas were stable, showing no signs of small bleeds at all. “By using the Noctura 400 Sleep Mask every night for the past two years, it has helped me maintain my eyesight. I still have my driving licence, work full time and enjoy an active life, without the fear of my eyesight getting worse” explains Sue.
Sue enjoying a recent flying lesson
Sue Wales from Farnham, in Surrey, has lived with Type 1 diabetes for 32 years, and was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy at a routine eye screening 4 years ago. Despite receiving over a dozen laser therapy sessions, as a keen gardener, she kept experiencing new bleeds whenever she did something strenuous like digging. Driving 100 miles a day to get to work and enjoying a happy independent life, Sue feared the very real prospect of losing her driving licence, job and home. Sue turned to the Noctura 400 Sleep Mask and found an improvement immediately. In the first 6 months of wearing the mask every night she did not have a single
Am I at risk? Within 20 years of diagnosis nearly all Type 1 and almost two thirds of Type 2 diabetes patients develop retinopathy. Early detection and treatment can reduce the risk of developing diabetic retinopathy by 90%. How does the Noctura 400 Sleep Mask work? When you have diabetes, high blood glucose levels and circulation problems can cause changes to the blood vessels in your eyes which may lead to diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema (DMO). The revolutionary treatment worn at night, Noctura 400 Sleep Mask provides a type of light therapy that has been shown to reduce the eye’s need for oxygen at night, breaking the cycle of retinopathy.
Break the cycle of retinopathy today, contact us: Call 01740 669 143 Visit www.noctura.com
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