by Marina Long | Nov 23, 2020 | Patient Education
Tasty Foods That Lower Blood Sugar Levels & Protect Vision If you have diabetes, you know how important it is to control blood sugar levels. People with diabetes cannot produce or use insulin properly, forcing glucose to collect in their blood. Elevated amounts...
by Marina Long | Nov 10, 2020 | Patient Education
What Are The Types of Clinical Trials? Every year, thousands of clinical trials take place across the United States. Here at the United Research Medical Institute (UMRI), we conduct many high-quality clinical trials at our facility. You may have heard what clinical...
by Marina Long | Oct 22, 2020 | Patient Education
People with diabetes have to protect against many threats to their health, which unfortunately includes their vision and eyesight. As time goes on, diabetes can damage a person’s eyes and cause them to experience poor vision or even blindness. The group of eye...
by Marina Long | Oct 9, 2020 | Patient Education
How to Avoid Eye Strain When Working From Home Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of office workers have left their workplaces and shifted their daily operations to their own homes. In fact, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research reported that 42...
by Marina Long | Sep 24, 2020 | Patient Education
How Smoking Damages Your Eyes & Vision If you’re a smoker, you may already know how cigarettes, cigars, and pipes can damage your lungs and raise your chances of getting serious illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. But did you know that smoking can also...
by Marina Long | Sep 11, 2020 | Patient Education
How to Lower Blood Sugar Levels & Prevent Eye Damage If you have diabetes, it is essential to keep your blood sugar levels in a healthy range. Doing so can prevent additional health complications such as diabetes-related eye diseases that damage vision. Blood...