Hi antonina,
Yes, your CRP levels can be elevated in part from your periodontal disease. Dentists are knowledgeable enough about the connection between oral inflammation and systemic conditions such as diabetes. So your dentist should be discussing that connection with you. Physicians rarely ask their patients about their dental health, but they should. They also know about the systemic connection and once the patient informs them about their dental health, such as uncontrolled periodontal disease, they take it into consideration when doing blood work, etc.
Please keep us posted on how things are going!
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by antonina
Bryanna, thank you very much re: how the oral infection may be impacting blood sugar regulation. No one has ever pointed this out to me. It also could explain why my CRP level is usually slightly elevated. Perhaps the perio disease might be the cause. Various docs have routinely dismissed the CRP results as inconsequential.
I'll see the perio on Nov. 30 and will be sure to discuss the blood sugar issues.
Thanks again for all the valuable information. And, happy birthday wishes!!
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