# An Endo Explains Diabetes Complications

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-endo-explains-diabetes-complications/273>\
**Category:** Complications & More\
**Tags:** heart, neuropathy, skin, feet, gastroparesis, ulcers, pain, tendonitis\
**Created:** [March 30, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-endo-explains-diabetes-complications/273 "2017-03-30T17:14:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![britt\_j](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/britt_j/32/55_2.png) [@britt\_j](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/britt_j)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-endo-explains-diabetes-complications/273/1 "2017-03-30T17:14:31Z")

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> Many years of scientific studies of both animals and humans have provided overwhelming evidence that the long-term adverse sequelae of diabetes are caused by elevated blood glucose (BG). A recent meta analysis of studies of over 95,000 individuals demonstrated that even within BG ranges generally considered normal, the risk of cardiovascular events increases exponentially with blood sugar. Elevated BG adversely affects every tissue of the body, with the possible exception of hair.…

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_[Some Long-Term Sequelae Of Poorly Controlled Diabetes That Are Frequently Undiagnosed, Misdiagnosed or Mistreated (PDF)] ([http://www.diabetes-book.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bernstein.pdf](http://www.diabetes-book.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bernstein.pdf))_ by Richard K. Bernstein, MD

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**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-endo-explains-diabetes-complications/273/2 "2017-03-30T21:47:36Z")

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Thanks @britt_j for bringing to our attention this excellent article by Dr. Bernstein.

He seems to be one of the few physicians I know who actually look at endodontic infections and periodontitis as complicating factors in the control of diabetes.

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**Author:** ![Penningdcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Penningdcp](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Penningdcp)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/an-endo-explains-diabetes-complications/273/3 "2022-06-22T18:29:41Z")

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Many thanks for sharing this resource