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Do i have diabetes?

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doubtie

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Hi,
I am 19 and I wear removable braces. Last day, I removed it and placed it on the table to eat my food. when i returned I found ants on it. but then i had eaten icecream earlier that day and had put my braces without washing my mouth. But, even though i ate nothing sweet today, i found ants on my braces when i returned to my table after eating dinner. :? do i have diabetes?
 
The only person that can diagnose you, is your GP, but you can get an idea by asking at a chemist for a blood glucose test.


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I found ants on one of my tomato plants today ! Just sayin'.........
 
I think OP is referring to ants being attracted to bodily fluids like saliva because of glucose content, as with observations of ants being attracted to urine.

Doesn't really apply here seeing as OP had just eaten ice cream and not washed the brace even if saliva glucose content could be used as a diagnostic tool. I wonder if it could be in the future, if there wasn't an issue with food contaminants messing up the reading.


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I doubt it because you would have other symptoms - thirsty, visiting the loo often, etc, but you could ask your GP for a blood test to be safe.
 

Thanks LW, confused me for a bit there!


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