MBBS, Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science in Diabetology, Master of Health Science Diabetology, Diploma in Clinical Cardiology
Diabetologist, Mumbai
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25 years experience
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Diabetes can lead to your breath having a sweet scent.
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If the pancreas produces little or no insulin then the body will look for alternate hormones to convert fat to energy. This will lead to the formation of various acids and ketone bodies. The elevated amount of ketone bodies can give your breath a sweet scent but the other side of the coin holds a much darker truth. Excessive ketones in the urine, if untreated, can lead to unconsciousness or even death.
Which of these is not a symptom of diabetes?
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Diabetes affects many different body systems and causes a number of symptoms but muscle pain is not one of them. There is poor healing of sores, numbness, itchy skin, etc but not muscle pain.
Diabetes affects the Central Nervous System.
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Diabetes causes diabetic neuropathy or damage to the nerves. This can affect your perception of heat, cold and pain. As a result, in case you incur an injury and it goes unnoticed then it might develop into serious infections.
Insulin is secreted by which gland?
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Blood sugar levels are controlled by the hormone insulin. Insulin is secreted by the pancreas.
Diabetes is unmanageable.
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It is true that there is no cure for diabetes but it can definitely be managed. Diabetes can be effectively managed when caught early. However, if left untreated then it can lead to complications that include heart disease, stroke, kidney damage and nerve damage.
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