teeth and being diabetic

[mance]

im type 2 diabetic and since being diabetic my teeth have all rotted. ive been told this sometimes happens. has this happened to anyone else? also im terrified about having false teeth. any advice would be great.

[boxtops]

I don't know anything about a connection between the two, but why are you terrified of having false teeth? It's no big deal these days, wellmade false teeth are hard to distinguish from your own. Is there enough left of your teeth to crown? I've got a mixture of both.

[boxtops]

this might help http://www.mayoclinic...alth/diabetes/DA00013

[Mamyalynne]

There is indeed a link and if the rot (sorry) has already set in and there is not much left to conserve, your life may well be enhanced by dentures, speak to a good dentist.

[masma]

Don't worry about dentures, I had to have all my teeth taken out when I was 14. After going years of agony it was the best thing I ever had done - saves a fortune on dental bills too!

[Sqad]

If your diabetes is under control then you will not encounter dental problems as it only occurs in uncontrolled diabetics.

[carlton23]

I am type-2 also, and have only two lower `tusks` to hold my dentures in place, so get them done before you look like me.

[Sqad]

carlton Oi! where have you been?

[carlton23]

Hi sqad..matey! I`ve still got my nerves shaking my hands badly for some unknown reason, so typeing becomes a bit difficult, I get frushtrated and shut down my PC. Good to know I`m still missed tho. How are you keeping since your op?

[boxtops]

Carlton, how good to see you posting!

[Sqad]

carlton I am right on form. Takes me a little longer to get an erection, but when i do, there is nothing to do with it......so who cares?

[Mamyalynne]

I thought you had packed in the job on the building site sqad?

Hi Bill.

Apologies to Mance.

[Sqad]

mamy........cheeky...........why not put it to the test.........;-)

[Mamyalynne]

Ah well... I am spoken for :-)

[carlton23]

sqad....who`s a `naughty boy` then?

[Sqad]

carlton......just give me a chance. Some or indeed most of these ABer birds have had no experience of an evening with a "class act."

[anneasquith]

bill, great to see you posting, sqad, thought you had cardiac surgery ? :)

[Sqad]

anne....I did.....why?

[Mamyalynne]

Now sqad you know Anne is always concerned for your welfare, am sure she is just making sure they operated on the correct organ. (smile)

[ttfn]

micro surgery ... ?

[anneasquith]

as always mamya is correct, i thought for a second they had operated on you upside down :)