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Famous eye doc warns diabetes is blinding people

RENOWNED eye surgeon and 2020 Australian of the Year Dr James Muecke has returned to Broken Hill with a stark warning; type 2 diabetes is robbing people of their sight. In a recent talk he focused on issues of insulin resistance, and how people’s diets, particularly foods high in sugar, refined carbohydrates, seed oils and […]

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