I Was Stunned to Be Told I'd Got Cataracts. But It Was an Early Warning I Desperately Needed...

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FORMER EastEnders actress Carol Harrison was devastated when she was told she had cataracts at the age of 49. But that was just the beginning.

Carol, who lives in Essex with her son Alfie, 13, and appears in Channel 4's Extreme Celebrity Detox tonight, explains how cataracts opened her eyes to another serious health problem.

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I Was Stunned to Be Told I'd Got Cataracts. But It Was an Early Warning I Desperately Needed...

DURING the past two years, I have faced going blind and dying. First, I was diagnosed with cataracts. Then just nine months later, I found out I was in the early stages of Type 2 diabetes. The cataracts were an awful early warning sign.

The problems began in March 2003 when I took my son for an eye test. Alfie is dyslexic and specialis...

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