Maryland: Diabetes is rapidly taking over the world. Globally, 422 million people are suffering from diabetes while 1.5 million deaths are due to it every year.
Type 2 diabetes is preventable if managed carefully, but the condition can lead to strokes, amputations and heart attacks. Most of these complications occur due to high blood sugar levels.
According to health agencies, these changes can alter a person's breath, causing three different odors.
According to the National Health Services, if people with diabetes begin to run out of insulin, it can be a serious problem for them.
The agency said that excess ketones in the body can be fatal if not treated promptly.
These things happen inside the liver, which turns fat into energy we call ketones, causing the blood to become acidic.
The most dangerous aspects of this condition are dehydration, potassium imbalance and acidosis (a condition in which the body's acid levels increase), which can potentially lead to death.
According to MedlinePlus, this condition can cause three different types of bad breath in a person.
According to the institute, sweet smelling breath, the smell of excreta due to multiple vomiting or ammonia-like smell in people with kidney failure.
Bad breath occurs when ketones are rapidly building up and accumulating in the blood. These ketones are excreted from the body through breath and sweat, which explains why these various odors occur.
