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Goatface said:
a little while ago, was listening to a youtube vid, guy talked about mouthwash could lead to diabetes. looks like it was from just a couple of studies, something like in 1000 obese people aged 40-65, those that used mouthwash twice a day had a 55% increase in diabetes. also saw alcohol based mouthwashes can kill good micro stuff that could lead to high bp. really don't know, but was reading here and thought might as well post it, if at risk, might be something to look into or ask about. anyway, seems like current guideline is to use alcohol-free, no more than once a day, along with brushing.
my use of mouthwash is very limited, had a bad reaction to one brand when i was a teen and never been a regular user after that.
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Proper mouth microbiome is probably underestimated. They try to sell you cleaning the tooth as a fix, but you're really just throwing the dust under the carpet and not fixing the issue, which usually is proper mouth bacteria need a somewhat basic mouth, which is going to be fucked up by sugar.

A better fix is probably getting some pH 9 water to drink before bed or to rince your mouth after eating. You probably don't want to drink it when you eat as you want your stomach to be acid during digestion.

Bonus it helps with lpr.
 
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My BMI is under 30 and my blood sugar is well controlled, haha. Not sure if there's a misconception there about me or whatever.

I've been diabetic for almost 20 years. Just kinda tired of taking meds.

And with being 20 years diabetic, retinopathy wasnt exactly out of the realm of possible. One year my eyes were fine and the next the doctor raised the alarm.
 
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Noodleface said:
My BMI is under 30 and my blood sugar is well controlled, haha. Not sure if there's a misconception there about me or whatever.

I've been diabetic for almost 20 years. Just kinda tired of taking meds.

And with being 20 years diabetic, retinopathy wasnt exactly out of the realm of possible. One year my eyes were fine and the next the doctor raised the alarm.
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Do you still need the meds?
 
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Noodleface said:
My BMI is under 30 and my blood sugar is well controlled, haha. Not sure if there's a misconception there about me or whatever.

I've been diabetic for almost 20 years. Just kinda tired of taking meds.

And with being 20 years diabetic, retinopathy wasnt exactly out of the realm of possible. One year my eyes were fine and the next the doctor raised the alarm.
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The blood sugar control is what the GLP-1's do about 10x better than metformin. If metformin is advil then Ozempic is like hydrocodone (for pain, it's not addictive). If you're having any retinopathy or hands/feet tingling or anything like that then you'd probably benefit greatly from these things.
 
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The blood sugar control is what the GLP-1's do about 10x better than metformin. If metformin is advil then Ozempic is like hydrocodone (for pain, it's not addictive). If you're having any retinopathy or hands/feet tingling or anything like that then you'd probably benefit greatly from these things.
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Yeah I'll talk to my doctor about it in my yearly. It was already on my plans.
 
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