So, you've just been diagnosed with a chronic disease -

[Warpy]

4. It's not a trivial disease

because the whole endocrine system is under attack along with several organ systems. Then there's the arthritis.

"Dry mouth" is not trivial. I know people who have feeding tubes because they can't swallow. I know people who have had ulcerated corneas and blindness from dry eyes.

It's something you really have to take care of so you can avoid the worst complications like kidney and lung damage.

Unfortunately, my teeth turned out to be a lost cause. However, I've managed everything else very well since my diagnosis 38 years ago.