Be Aware of the Connection Between Diabetes and Gum Disease…
Friday, July 31st, 2009Many people have heard that there is a possible connection between gum disease and diabetes. The body’s ability to work with sugar, as one study suggested, improved when periodontal disease was treated. One theory is that when there is a chronic inflammatory response, such as what exists with gum disease, that the insulin receptors on the cell membranes tend to diminish. This is thought to happen because of… Continue reading