Man who drank 30 bottles of soda for 2 days, the smell of rotten apples in his mouth?
Dec 13, 2024
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I started drinking cola, and the more I did, the more thirsty I felt, and in two days I drank 30 bottles of the drink.
However, on the third day, my mouth smelled like a strange rotten apple, and symptoms such as nausea and vomiting appeared.
Upon examination at the hospital, he was diagnosed with 'diabetic ketoacidosis'.
It is one of the acute complications of diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia, metabolic acidosis, and ketosis.
Some patients with diabetic ketoacidosis do not know whether they have diabetes, but they get tested at the hospital and find out.
The cause can be mainly caused by an increase in stress hormones due to physical and mental stress while insulin is insufficient. It can also be caused by consuming excessive sugar content in a short period of time.
Symptoms include dry mouth, polyuria, fatigue, vomiting, abdominal pain, and the smell of fruit scent during breathing, tachycardia, and hypotension.
Treatment includes fluid supplementation, correction of metabolic disorders through the supply of insulin and electrolytes, and treatment of triggers.
The medical staff said "Diabetes is not exclusive to the middle-aged and elderly. Young people should be on the lookout, too"Improve your eating habits and lifestyle habits and exercise regularly," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
