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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snodger" data-source="post: 180582" data-attributes="member: 27045">You'd get all the high-blood-sugar symptoms like thirst and tiredness, plus you'd get deep rapid breathing, your breath would smell of pear drops (acetone), you might feel sick.When I was undiagnosed, as a teen, my mum realised I was close to ketoacidosis by the fact that I smelt of pear drops. As I recall the discussion went something like: have you been eating pear drops? No? Then you're coming to the doctor!</blockquote>

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