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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Why Are Ants Attracted To My Phlegm And Menstrual Discharge?

So I m finding ants all over my waste For example, when there s flam in my throat, I spit it out onto tissue paper and throw it in the trash. But after about an hour, I would find a lot of ants crawling over my crumbled up tissue paper (filled with flam). This happened for several times already. ( Also, when my period comes, my used-pads in the trash would also get ants crawling all over it. long lines of ants. Today, even more ridiculous, I found ants all over my underwear(which was already in the laundry basket). What s wrong with me?!
Mon, 1 Sep 2014
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Presence of sugar in phlegm and menstrual dicharge may attract ants but ants near it doesn't always mean presence of diabetes.
There are two types of Diabetes Mellitus: Type I & Type II
Type I is generally diagnosed before 30 years with no significant family history (as you have).
Type II is generally diagnosed after 30 years with positive family history.

Type I diabetes may start at any age and depends on the destruction of beta cells in pancreas (an endocrinal and exocrinal organ which synthesize insulin).
This destruction is autoimmune in nature.

You can bring urine strips for checking sugar at home and you can check presence / absence of sugar by dipping these strips in urine on preliminary basis.
You should also go blood sugar level both fasting & postprandial and HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin; tells blood sugar level of last 3 months)of you
Hope that helps.
Let me know if I can address any more concerns.
Take care,
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Why Are Ants Attracted To My Phlegm And Menstrual Discharge?

Presence of sugar in phlegm and menstrual dicharge may attract ants but ants near it doesn t always mean presence of diabetes. There are two types of Diabetes Mellitus: Type I & Type II Type I is generally diagnosed before 30 years with no significant family history (as you have). Type II is generally diagnosed after 30 years with positive family history. Type I diabetes may start at any age and depends on the destruction of beta cells in pancreas (an endocrinal and exocrinal organ which synthesize insulin). This destruction is autoimmune in nature. You can bring urine strips for checking sugar at home and you can check presence / absence of sugar by dipping these strips in urine on preliminary basis. You should also go blood sugar level both fasting & postprandial and HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin; tells blood sugar level of last 3 months)of you Hope that helps. Let me know if I can address any more concerns. Take care,