I smell like popcorn

"Olfactory hallucinations" can be caused by a serious medical condition, but quite often it's just a case of "mind over matter".

Tonight, I was watching a man on TV sawing through logs and I got a distinct whiff of sawdust. I sniffed several times and the sawdust smell was there. The Spousal Equivalent, when quizzed, denied smelling anything and he has a pretty keen sense of smell so I don't think it was coming from outside. I had just fooled myself into smelling freshly-sawn wood. It was pretty cool, actually.
 

If anything above 200 mg/dL is considered diabetic and causes a distinct smell, does that mean anything below that number, the body smells perfectly ok? Probably not!

I’d much rather realize that I just need to take a bath than discover I’ve got some type of metabolic disorder that needs medication.
 
If I detected that I had an unusual body scent, I'd put whatever I was wearing in the hamper, take a shower and scrub thoroughly from hair to toes, put on freshly laundered clothing, and brush my teeth.

Should I notice the odor again within a few hours, I'd call my doctor.
 

win231 said:
Any doctor who considers that number "high" is playing to drug companies for perks & being more of a legalized drug pusher than a doctor. And there are many of them. In fact, before calling those numbers pre diabetic, several fasting tests are done because there are other factors that can cause slightly higher numbers in non diabetics. Same with blood pressure. Lowering the standard of what is considered "normal" means more patients on medication.
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It's not considered high enough to confirm diabetes by itself, nor to medicate for the disease. It is considered high enough for caution and dietary change. "Fasting" around here is considered 10-12 hours of no food intake. My doc says two fasting lab readings of over 100 in a full blood panel indicate pre-diabetes and the necessity of dietary change. Better safe than sorry, I say.
 
Why pay for OTC tests when you can get them from a certified lab and Medicare foots 100% of the bill. Also ,how accurate are those devices at CVS or Walgreens?
 
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