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Doctor's Diary - A Dental Infection Could Be A Sign of Something Else
Doctor's Diary - A Dental Infection Could Be A Sign of Something Else
› Lifestyle › Health and Fitness › Doctor's Diary
By James Le Fanu
14 DECEMBER 2015 • 7:00AM
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Rightly so, one might think. But hidden dental infection can undoubtedly
be responsible for otherwise unexplained symptoms. “At one time, my
wife became very lethargic and depressed,” writes a gentleman from
Torquay. “She had all the usual tests, which revealed nothing of note,
until an acquaintance remarked how his very similar problem was
eventually traced to a septic tooth. Sure enough, my wife’s dentist
discovered an abscess under an upper molar. This was duly treated and
her lethargy resolved.”
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Since then, he has lost two stone in weight, is “bounding with health”, and
his diabetes is so vastly improved, he no longer requires his insulin
injections. When he told his doctor he was more than a bit surprised that
“breaking every shibboleth” of the current diabetic mantra should have
had such a favourable outcome, “she muttered there had been some new
research” which challenged the current dietary advice.
Meanwhile, he is optimistic that his mother, who also has diabetes, may
benefit from his fortuitous (if felicitous) discovery of the merits of a high-
fat diet.
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