Some medical professionals may not consider diabetes mellitus a cause of Bell's palsy, but research shows that the two are linked.
One study showed that 35 percent of study participants with Bell's palsy also had diabetes mellitus. This study also demonstrated that diabetes mellitus affected both the presentation and outcome of Bell's palsy in study participants.

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