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Simona Kitanovska

The UK’s First Diabetic Giant Anteater Has Been Fitted With A Glucose Monitor

The first diabetic giant anteater in the United Kingdom has been fitted with a monitor to check its blood glucose levels – which is normally used on humans.

Keepers at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland are managing the first reported case of diabetes in a giant anteater with a device used by people with the condition.

Nala, aged 17, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes after exhibiting the same symptoms as humans do.

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