A bleed on the brain is a rare complication of diabetes.During a field of vision test,an optometrist can see a leakage of blood in the eye and then send the patient to a primary care physician who can refer the patient for a brain scan.Some patients with this condition have had a type of stroke.An operation to repair the damage could involve putting a couple of holes in the head to fit a drain.

I don’t have diabetes but an optometrist told me last week that I had a bleed on the brain before 2015.He checks my eyes regularly and the condition hasn’t become any worse over the last four years.He said I might have had a small aneurysm.Maybe I could strengthen the blood vessels in my brain by taking extra vitamin C as it participates in collagen production?