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David Spero

Watch Your Mouth!

What health condition has killed the most adult humans since the beginning of recorded time? Most likely it was gum disease (also called “periodontitis”). Before modern food processing made food soft and mushy, people who lost their teeth couldn’t eat natural food. So they became weak and died. Unfortunately, gum disease may still be a killer for people with diabetes…

David Spero

Too Many Drugs

Older adults in the U.S. use a lot of prescription drugs. We knew that, but the actual numbers are frightening. A study published recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association by Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, of the University of Chicago Medical Center and others reports that more than half of U.S. adults aged 57 to 85 are using five or more prescription or non-prescription drugs.

Web Team

What We’re Reading: Diabetes and Oral Health

A recent post on the Side by Side blog of the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) has us thinking about diabetes and oral health. The post discusses how the teeth and mouth, like the feet, are often-overlooked sites of preventable diabetes complications.

Eric Lagergren

Drilling for Blood Glucose

This week, I’m taking a break from writing about my transition to the insulin pump so that I can discuss going to the dentist. Why? Because as someone relatively new to living with diabetes, I was confronted yesterday afternoon with yet another life-with-diabetes moment.

Amy Campbell

Nutrition and Dental Health

Having just undergone a root canal this past week, and also having read DiabetesSelfManagement.com’s recent Article of the Week on diabetes and oral health, teeth have been on my mind. When people think about a healthy mouth, what usually comes to mind is brushing and flossing and going to the dentist for regular cleanings and checkups. All of that is important, of course. But what sometimes gets overlooked is how our food intake and nutrition status affect the health of our teeth and gums.

Tara Dairman

Article of the Week: Disease, Treatment, and Oral Health

This article addresses oral health problems that can be related to medical conditions (including diabetes) or drugs a person might take to treat certain conditions. Dental hygienist Shirley Gutkowski explains how to manage dry mouth, yeast infections, gum disorders, and other problems, and also discusses how depression can affect oral health.

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And remember that articles on a wide variety of diabetes topics are always available in our magazine archives section!

Tara Dairman

Article of the Week: Choosing Dental Care

Tara Dairman

What We’re Reading: Diabetes and Gum Disease

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