Clerence has lost her toes to diabetes - now she's going blind
A dramatic increase in diabetes in the Pacific is causing amputations and blindness.
A dramatic increase in diabetes in the Pacific is causing amputations and blindness.
Pacific Island nations worst affected by diabetes and related blindness.
Clerence has dense cataracts and diabetic retinopathy, whereby the disease causes bleeding at the back of eye. Video / Chris Tarpey
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