When you have high
blood sugar from
diabetes, your saliva around your teeth and under your
gums has more sugars in it. This helps harmful germs and plaque grow. Plaque irritates your
gums and can lead to
gum disease, tooth decay, and tooth loss.
Gum disease makes your
gums bleed, look red, and swell.
Bleeding or swollen
gums can be a warning
sign of type 1 or type 2
diabetes. When you have this disease, your mouth isn't as powerful at fighting germs, so you're more likely to get infections like
gum disease.
