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Well, That’s a Fine How-Do-You-Chew! New Research Shows How the Ability to Chew Affects Diabetes Symptoms

Well, That’s a Fine How-Do-You-Chew! New Research Shows How the Ability to Chew Affects Diabetes Symptoms

  Last time, we looked at how treating gum disease can help improve glucose control in patients with diabetes. Now, a new study in PLOS One suggests another dental factor that may help: better chewing. Just under 100 people with diabetes took part and were...

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Gum Disease Treatment Can Mean Lower Healthcare Costs for People with Diabetes, New Study Shows

Gum Disease Treatment Can Mean Lower Healthcare Costs for People with Diabetes, New Study Shows

  Love and marriage. Peanut butter and jelly. Gum disease and diabetes. Really and truly. Almost 90% of people with diabetes have gum disease, and more than half of those cases are severe. And the relationship cuts both ways. As a recent review summed it up,...

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