In case of diabetes, the smell of acetone in our breath could really be strong. In fact, there are anecdotal reports when a person with severe ketoacidosis was thought to be drunk, due to the presence of a strong acetone-like smell, confusion, and a lack of clarity in their thoughts. M...
Diabetic dogs in ketoacidosis have a sweet, fruity-smelling breath or a breath that smells like acetone. Interestingly, only certain people have the ability to smell ketones, possibly due to genetics. 7. Kidney Disease Dogs with kidney disease or failure could have an ammonia-smelling breath ...