Gum Disease

Research has proved a connection between gum disease and diabetes. Diabetics are more prone to gum disease, thus creating a direct affect on their blood glucose level, because the body is fighting off the infection caused by the presence of the gum disease.
If you are diabetic, do you have a hard time controlling your gum disease? Are you seen by your dentist more frequently as a result from your diabetes? Did gum disease lead to your diagnosis as a diabetic?
Share your experience as a diabetic with gum disease, with readers that could be searching for answers as to why that are unable to control their gum disease.