Ep #24 We Can See Signs of Diabetes Part II with Dr. Arrindell from Tennessee Retina - a podcast by Posts – Drs. Jeff and Susan Kegarise

from 2020-11-13T17:08

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Dr. Jeff Kegarise discusses diabetes with Dr. Arrindell. Dr. Arrindell grew up in the Virgin

Islands, went to college at Michigan State, went to medical school at the University of Iowa, as

well as did his residency at the University of Michigan. Dr. Arrindell and some of his fellow

medical professionals founded a practice called Tennessee Retina in 2008. Dr. Arrindell's

practice is well known for quality care and advanced high level research into retinal issues and

diseases.

November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and Diabetic Eye Awareness Month. Dr. Jeff

discusses how there is a lot of talk in the healthcare community about the “diabetic epidemic”.

Dr. Arrindell discusses that there is an increasing volume of patients with diabetes however the

number of cases he sees with advanced diabetes and advanced diabetic eye issues has

decreased. Dr. Arrindell attributes this to catching issues in patients earlier.

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