There is one glaring omission in the 10 minute consultation on dry mouth: nowhere can I find mention of diabetes.1 In my experience, dry mouth is one of the most useful early symptoms of maturity onset diabetes. If a patient complains of a dry mouth I immediately reach for my blood glucose monitor before I start checking for iron overload.
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References
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