'I'm a pharmacist and want to share an unusual symptom of type 2 diabetes'
dailyrecord.co.ukA pharmacist has revealed some of the more "unusual" symptoms of type 2 diabetes, including a weird smell coming off of someone's breath.
Superintendent pharmacist Hussain Abdeh spoke to Express.co.uk about the different symptoms of high and low blood sugar levels, which can be a sign of diabetes.The expert said: "I wanted to highlight a rather unusual symptom of diabetes – fruity-smelling breath."Abdeh said that fruity breath can be an indicator of high ketone levels, which requires attention from a health professional to figure out what's going on.The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained that ketones, which is an acid, happens when the body is breaking down fat for fuel.
If your body doesn't have enough insulin to break down the glucose in your blood, then these fat cells are starved of energy.In order to compensate, your body then uses the liver to break down fat for fuel – and the by-product is ketones.
The expert said that this process could "occur if you have either type 1 or type 2 diabetes".The pharmacist added: "You may have a very dry mouth at the same time and also experience an extreme thirst.
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