We have always associated diabetes with sugar, sweets and sometimes syringes, but the truth is there’s so much more to this chronic disease than just a “less-than-usual-sugar” diet.
Diabetes affects the body’s ability to process glucose (sugar). Too much glucose can lead to complications on one’s eyes, kidneys, heart and other parts of the body. It can also slow healing processes and lower one’s resistance to infections.
Glucose is also present in the saliva – and uncontrolled diabetes can facilitate harmful bacteria (plaque) in one’s saliva to grow.
Diabetics are at special risk for periodontal (gum) disease, an infection of the gums and bone that hold the teeth in place. For those with high sugar, gum diseases can occur more often, be much more severe and take longer time to heal. Left untreated, gum diseases disease can lead to painful chewing difficulties and even tooth loss.
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