Comments on: Dental Visit

By: lamont1100

lamont1100 — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 02:17:21 +0000

It is important to have BG under control for any sort of surgery.

That being said, don’t forget that the surgeons can control your BGs with
means other than the oral meds you may be taking. For example, when I was
hospitalized after a car wreck, they used insulin rather than my regular meds as
they were trying to keep my BGs as stable as possible.

So…. I think the moral of this story is…. your doctor *should* know
best.

Tina

By: Madelyn Teresita

Madelyn Teresita — Tue, 30 Dec 2003 07:12:09 +0000

Yes, I have had a root canal and was told to stay on my oral meds (glucotrol)
because my sugars had to be in control - however, it is a different med we are
talking about. It is important to have BG under control for any sort of
surgery.

Marsha

By: Jonathan Willia

Jonathan Willia — Sun, 28 Dec 2003 13:44:53 +0000

I had oral surgery last year and I was not told to
discontinue my medications. My surgeon wanted to make
sure that my blood sugar was controlled before he did
any surgery. If I had not taken my meds, my blood
sugars would have been sky high. I don’t understand
why any dentist would want to work on you under those
circumstances.

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By: Bill Merry

Bill Merry — Sun, 28 Dec 2003 09:04:11 +0000

By: Maggie Beck

Maggie Beck — Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:04:12 +0000

CLOVE!!!!! that is what Dentists use,, clove oil.
Rebecca

By: Jonathan Willia

Jonathan Willia — Sat, 20 Dec 2003 16:35:43 +0000

There are some dyes for X-Ray or CAT scan or something that you can’t
take with metformin.

Andrew

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By: Jonathan Willia

Jonathan Willia — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:23:58 +0000

It’s important for your doctors and dentists to know what supplements
you’re taking, too. Some of them have the same affect as aspirin. Oh,
the things we have to keep track of. Diabetes can be frustrating, but
let’s look on the bright side. We’re learning a lot!

Janie

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By: Irwin Mayme

Irwin Mayme — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 18:06:10 +0000

Janie

By: Winston Wade

Winston Wade — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 07:43:37 +0000

So long as you are not being put under, and you have eaten with your meds, I
would think you would be fine.

Trish

i would think THEY’d tell you THAT. hm.
Rebecca

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By: Jonathan Willia

Jonathan Willia — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 06:12:14 +0000

I’m in the process of getting an implant, after a cracked,
unsalvageable tooth. The only thing I’m aware of is stopping
aspirin therapy (and any other ‘blood thinners’ such as Plavix,
which might slow down or prevent clotting) a few days before dental
surgery, as a precaution. Just make sure your dentist knows all the
meds you are taking. Call the dentist’s office before your
procedure to ask about specific meds.

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