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2. 7 signs your bad breath may signal a more serious ... - AOL

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   Fruity-smelling breath can also be a sign of diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication that occurs when ketone levels are so high that the blood becomes acidic, according to th e ...

3. Diabetic ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus. [1] Signs and symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, deep gasping breathing, increased urination, weakness, confusion and occasionally loss of consciousness. [1] A person's breath may develop a specific "fruity" or acetone smell. [1]

4. Ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] Breath may also develop the smell of acetone as it is a volatile ketone that can be exhaled. Rapid deep breathing, or Kussmaul breathing, may be present to compensate for the metabolic acidosis. [1] Altered mental status is more common in diabetic than alcoholic ketoacidosis. [2]

5. Kussmaul breathing - Wikipedia

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   Adolf Kussmaul referred to breathing when metabolic acidosis was sufficiently severe for the respiratory rate to be normal or reduced. [2] This definition is also followed by several other sources, [3] [4] including for instance Merriam-Webster, which defines Kussmaul breathing as "abnormally slow deep respiration characteristic of air hunger and occurring especially in acidotic states". [5]

6. Hyperglycemia - Wikipedia

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   Symptoms include: shortness of breath, breath that smells fruity (such as pear drops), nausea and vomiting, and very dry mouth. Chronic hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) injures the heart in patients without a history of heart disease or diabetes and is strongly associated with heart attacks and death in subjects with no coronary heart disease ...

7. Complications of diabetes - Wikipedia

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   Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is one of the life-threatening severe complications of diabetes that demands immediate attention and intervention. [7] It is considered a medical emergency and can affect both patients with T1D (type 1 diabetes) and T2D (type 2 diabetes), but it is more common in T1D. [8]