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Is Attraction Of Ants Towards Undergarments A Sign Of Diabetes?
After washing my underpants I kept them to dry , to my surprise I see thousands of red ants around it. Is that a sign of becoming Diabetic ?? Is it any thing to do with diabetes ? I started washing it with warm water but after washing it also Red ants around it making me scared . Kindly answer
Wed, 13 Sep 2017
Red ants or for that matter any ant will get attracted to urine containing sugar (glucose) and the underpants soiled with such urine.Go for urine routine examination to confirm Glycosuria. You may be diabetic or having renal glycosuria. The next step would be estimation of blood sugar fasting and post-prandial.If inconclusive go for 'Glucose tolerance test with 75 G of glucose'.
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