I've kind of known about Diabetic Retinopathy for years as a former co-worker's brother had juvenile diabetese and was going through it as a young adult.

Yesterday I took the wife (Type II Diabetes for 18 years) to see an ophthamalogist because her optometrist said there'd been a change in her left eye.

After the doctor examined my wife and escorted her to the laser room to have her weak capillaries photocoagulated, he gave me a booklet, "Understanding Diabetic Retinopathy."

The alarms went off with a resounding TMI! TMI! TMI!

The bad thing about all of this is that I don't think the wife has a full understanding of what this could eventually lead to. She acts oblivious to any dire outcome.

The other bad thing about this is I was unaware things were getting this bad. She's been going to the optometrist for years and the results of the exams are on her record, but the wife has consistently said everything was okie-dokie. According to the ophthamalogist, there's been a steady, noticeable decline for years.

Denial is not a cure.