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Can diabetes affects your sense of taste and sense of smell?
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No, it does not.
Answered 10/28/2021
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Although diabetes can cause peripheral neuropathies, and occasional cranial neuropathies, typically, there is no involvement of olfactory nerves or gustatory function. Maybe a test for COVID-19 is in order?
Answered 10/29/2021
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