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Some bats are surviving and thriving with blood sugar levels that would be lethal for other mammals (phys.org)
submitted 4 months ago by UniversalMonk to c/science
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

let me guess: fruit bats.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You need not guess, it says in the article.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I cannot read on account of my high blood sugar

[–] scarilog 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

See, if you were a bat, that wouldn't be an issue

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I would be upset if i could read your comment

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

I had to go to the study to find it, but their levels were above 750 mg/dl. For comparison a human would be 80-100 typically.

[–] toiletobserver 8 points 4 months ago

Looking forward to further research in this area, would be nice to give a diabetic a few more options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago