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So lovely ol' type effin1 has caused me to lose 99% of smell/taste nearly all the time.
I can sense really salty or really sweet but that's about it,so lots of salt and sugar added to food.
Anyone else suffering with this?
 
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I have little sense of smell nothing to do with Diabetes, due to Nasal Problems.
 
It’s not one of the complications of diabetes that gets discussed often, but there does seem to be research data that show an association between diabetes and the risk of impaired senses of smell and taste.

This is a pretty good summary

Sounds like it might be worth getting checked for nasal polyps or any other factors (not related to diabetes) that might be treatable?

If you smoke it sounds like the most helpful thing you can do would be to quit.

Reducing, rather than increasing the amount of salt/sugar in food can help too
 
You are falling into the trap of blaming things on diabetes when it may be totally unrelated.
As soon a some medics know you have diabetes they blame every other condition on that when it may be something that is very treatable.
I know loss of taste and smell can be the after effect of a severe viral infection which happened to me but it did return after a few years. The worst was everything other than sweet things tasted vile.
 
Mine is definitely not related to Diabetes it is due to long standing nasal allergies, nasal polyps.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
It’s not one of the complications of diabetes that gets discussed often, but there does seem to be research data that show an association between diabetes and the risk of impaired senses of smell and taste.

This is a pretty good summary

Sounds like it might be worth getting checked for nasal polyps or any other factors (not related to diabetes) that might be treatable?

If you smoke it sounds like the most helpful thing you can do would be to quit.

Reducing, rather than increasing the amount of salt/sugar in food can help too
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Hi , read the paper and found content very interesting.My new dentist is also a qualified doctor and with my 6 month check he inspected the following : jaw movement : skull inspection : gum inspection : prior to inspecting my teeth.
 
offspin said:
Hi , read the paper and found content very interesting.My new dentist is also a qualified doctor
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Digression here, but Dentists, generally, are also Doctors and entitled to use the Prefix of Dr. However this Dr title is in some circumstances considered an honorary title.
Dentists undergo general medical training and at a certain point specialise in dentistry, rather than continuing studying general medical practice.
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and with my 6 month check he inspected the following : jaw movement : skull inspection : gum inspection : prior to inspecting my teeth.
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I would be surprised if a Dentist in UK could not complete these checks, they are pretty fundamental to the practice of dentistry.

When working for the NHS they are categorised as General Dental Practicioners (GDP) rather than General Medical Practicioners (GMP). In the Royal Navy a Ship's Surgeon could be a dentist or doctor (as we more usually understand that title) and as such would treat the entire ship's crew, prescribing when appropriate; I don't know if they receive supplementary training for that specific role.
 
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