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...
So... I went to the doctor this week, with a droopy cheek, dribbly mouth and a non-blinking right eye. As it was a slowish onset I didn't think I'd had a stroke and was duly started treatment for Bell's Palsy. A quick trawl round the boards here shows that many of us have suffered this and in...