Can An Eye Test Spot Diabetes?
Yes — a certain kind of eye test can. An iridology consultation, which examines the coloured part of your eye (the iris) rather than your prescription, can pick up early warning signs of blood sugar imbalance, often years before a routine blood test would ever flag a problem. It won’t tell you your exact glucose reading and it isn’t a diagnosis. What it does is give you a genuinely useful head start, spotting the subtle patterns that suggest your body is beginning to struggle with sugar long before you’d feel unwell. Below, we’ll unpack exactly what an iridologist looks for, how it differs from the eye test you might have at the opticians, and what to do if your eyes are trying to tell you something. In...
