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Why can both type I and type Il diabetes, untreated, result in impaired vision or blindness as someone ages? How does type Il diabetes turn into type I diabetes as someone ages?
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Why can both type I and type Il diabetes, untreated, result in impaired vision or blindness as someone ages?

How does type Il diabetes turn into type I diabetes as someone ages?

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The damaging effects of high blood sugar levels in both Type I and Type II diabetes can cause diabetic retinopathy, a condition that can lead to vision impairment or blindness over time. However, Type II diabetes does not turn into Type I diabetes as someone ages. LADA, a slow-progressing form of autoimmune diabetes, can share some similarities with Type I diabetes and may be misdiagnosed as Type II diabetes at first.

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