Frankly, a lot of diabetics are just not sufficiently motivated to do everything possible to manage their disease and maintain the best possible health for themselves. But a lot of patients tell us how glad their spouses and family members are that they explored the ways DentistryForDiabetics® doctors and dental health programs can help. After all, you don't deal with your diabetes in private. It worries and affects all those who care about you, live with you, travel with you, and rely on you. And you certainly do not want to be a burden to your loved ones - but, truth is, that's the reality, if not now in the future, if you fail to control your diabetes as best you can for as long as you can. Its nasty side effects can put you in a wheelchair with amputated limbs.... put you on dialysis for kidney failure....or incapacitate you with stroke. Diabetes sharply raises such risks - and poorly controlled diabetes raises these risks sky-high. Our patients tell us they understand these things and, rather than fear them or deny them, want to be aggressive and thorough in battling them - so they want the oral health advantage that only comprehensive care from a dentist thoroughly knowledgeable about the special needs of diabetic patients can provide!