Bad Smells??

[Guest guest]

I know this is going to sound crazy but lately I've been smelling

this smell sometimes that smells...hard to describe but sort of an

acidic smell. Patty's last post on this taste in her mouth made me

think of it. I can't figure out if it's a problem with my husband

who has Type II diabetes, e.g., diabetic ketoacidosis....or a smell

emanating from me? I actually (LOL!!) smelled him, his breath and

his pillow last night because I could smell that smell but I

couldn't locate it on him, his breath or his pillow. I've also been

getting hypoglycemic reactions lately and absolute cravings for

sugar. Is there any connection here? Anyone with similar symptoms

care to comment? I wouldn't think that things like that would

happen unless pancreatic exocrine function was seriously lacking?

As always, thanks for any info but I'm really wondering about this..

[Guest guest]

lately I've been smelling this smell sometimes that smells...hard to describe

but sort of an

acidic smell. Patty's last post on this taste in her mouth made me think of it.

I can't figure

out if it's a problem with my husband who has Type II diabetes, e.g., diabetic

ketoacidosis....or a smell emanating from me?

I've also been getting hypoglycemic reactions lately and absolute cravings for

sugar. Is

there any connection here? Anyone with similar symptoms care to comment? I

wouldn't

think that things like that would happen unless pancreatic exocrine function was

seriously

lacking?

,

When writing to you earlier about your symptoms and my experiences with the

onset of

diabetes and eventual diabetic ketoacidosis, I forgot to mention the

smells.....yes, I had

those, too. Also, my breath smelled " fruity " to other people. I also craved

sugar, first for

me it was strawberry " Twisters " , and then lots and lots of Jelly Belly's that I

suddenly

developed cravings for. I thought it was okay because they were both No

Fat...LOL! I was

never before much of a candy eater.

You have to remember that the pancreas is a pretty small organ. Once chronic

pancreatitis has compromised the organ's exocrine function of producing amylase,

protease and lipase enzymes, damage to the endocrine function becomes possible.

The

endocrine function, which is the production of insulin and glucogon, begins to

deteriorate

as beta cells (islet cells) are damaged. That's why people with chronic

pancreatitis are at a

higher risk for diabetes than other folks. The destructive process caused by CP

can lead

up to the irreversable end result of brittle diabetes if all the beta cells are

destroyed.

The symptoms that both you and Kris are speaking of could be serious, and you

need to

be tested. If your doctor's won't test you ( and I don't see why they wouldn't,

in light of

your illness and symptoms), you need to be the advocates of your own health

care.

Diabetes testing kits are sold in nearly every pharmacy.

BTW, it's type 1's that are most prone to DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis), not type

2's.

Think good thoughts,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments and advice are based on personal opinion and experience, and

should

not be substituted for professional medical consultation.