by Anura Guruge
on September 25, 2023
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I am NOT diabetic AS YET — but I am in the prediabetes range.
I get my A1c checked — yearly. I am determined to push back, as long as I can, on getting diabetes. It is in MY GENES. I most likely will NOT be able to dodge it. My only goal is to delay it as long as possible.
I do NOT have CONCLUSIVE PROOF that mouthwash increases my A1c — but I can’t take the RISK any longer.
I, given my obsession with oral health, don’t have bad breath — unless I have just been eating garlics or onions. But, I LIKE using mouthwash. I like the taste & sensation.
I had used mouthwash, twice a day for decades.
A few years ago my A1c had slowly started to creep up.
I saw a report, online, that linked mouthwash with diabetes.
I gave up mouthwash. My A1c went down! But, during that year I also made some other lifestyle changes.
A year ago I went BACK to using mouthwash — (at least) TWICE a day.
My A1c has GONE UP!
Yes, there are OTHER FACTORS TOO. I am fully aware of that. But, as with other changes, I ditched the mouthwash.
Just sharing this with YOU in case it HELPS YOU.
