Hi all, I’m posting on behalf of my mum who has type 2 diabetes. Since last night the right side of her mouth has felt numb and doesn’t move, when she tries to smile only the left side works/moves, and the same thing is noticeable when she talks too and she can only eat on the left side of her mouth. She also has drooled a bit out of the right side of mouth. Also her left eye seems to be doing most of the blinking, and she cannot close the right eye without closing the left eye at the same time (she can close the left eye independently of the right eye however).
I was worried at first that it might be a stroke but she can lift her arms and stick out her tongue and doesn’t have the other symptoms of confusion, slurred speech etc. So after googling we think it is Bell’s Palsy and also found that it can be related to diabetes.
Does anyone on here have any experience with Bell’s Palsy? If so was it due to diabetes and did it get better? And if it got better how long did it take and did you have treatment for it?
Note: Mum was reluctant to phone the doctor as she was worried they would ask her to come into the surgery and is scared of the covid risk, however she will call them if still like it on Monday
I was worried at first that it might be a stroke but she can lift her arms and stick out her tongue and doesn’t have the other symptoms of confusion, slurred speech etc. So after googling we think it is Bell’s Palsy and also found that it can be related to diabetes.
Does anyone on here have any experience with Bell’s Palsy? If so was it due to diabetes and did it get better? And if it got better how long did it take and did you have treatment for it?
Note: Mum was reluctant to phone the doctor as she was worried they would ask her to come into the surgery and is scared of the covid risk, however she will call them if still like it on Monday